Risk and Meaning (eBook)
VII, 302 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-17647-0 (ISBN)
This richly illustrated book is an exploration of how chance and risk, on the one hand, and meaning or significance on the other, compete for the limelight in art, in philosophy, and in science. In modern society, prudence and probability calculation permeate our daily lives. Yet it is clear for all to see that neither cautious bank regulations nor mathematics have prevented economic crises from occurring time and again. Nicolas Bouleau argues that it is the meaning we assign to an event that determines the perceived risk, and that we generally turn a blind eye to this important fact, because the word 'meaning' is itself awkward to explain. He tackles this fundamental question through examples taken from cultural fields ranging from painting, architecture, and music, to poetry, biology, and astronomy. This enables the reader to view overwhelming risks in a different light. Bouleau clarifies that the most important thing in a time of uncertainty is to think of prudence on a higher level, one that truly addresses the various subjective interpretations of the world.
Nicolas Bouleau is a mathematician, philosopher of science and essayist, professor at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech. He was responsible for introducing computer simulation into the teaching of probability and was among the first to develop research in mathematical finance in France. In 1984 he created a research team in applied mathematics which became a CNRS unit (40 researchers). Since 1992 he has taught Master of Probability at the University of Paris. He has supervised sixteen theses, published more than hundred articles on potential- and probability theory, also philosophical and epistemological essays. His ten books include 'Dirichlet Forms and Analysis on Wiener Space' with F. Hirsch (De Gruyter 1991), 'Numerical Methods for Stochastic Processes' with D. Lépingle (Wiley 1994), and 'Error Calculus for Finance and Physics' (De Gruyter, 2003). Nicolas Bouleau has lectured at over one hundred international conferences, was awarded the Montyon Prize of the French Academy of Sciences.
Nicolas Bouleau is a mathematician, philosopher of science and essayist, professor at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech. He was responsible for introducing computer simulation into the teaching of probability and was among the first to develop research in mathematical finance in France. In 1984 he created a research team in applied mathematics which became a CNRS unit (40 researchers). Since 1992 he has taught Master of Probability at the University of Paris. He has supervised sixteen theses, published more than hundred articles on potential- and probability theory, also philosophical and epistemological essays. His ten books include "Dirichlet Forms and Analysis on Wiener Space" with F. Hirsch (De Gruyter 1991), "Numerical Methods for Stochastic Processes" with D. Lépingle (Wiley 1994), and "Error Calculus for Finance and Physics" (De Gruyter, 2003). Nicolas Bouleau has lectured at over one hundred international conferences, was awarded the Montyon Prize of the French Academy of Sciences.
Contents 8
Entrance :Interpretation and Paradigms 10
Cicero and Divination 22
Cournot’s ‘‘Philosophical Probabilities” 38
Mathematical Probabilities 56
Democracy by Chance 74
Gestalt Structure Pattern 90
The Third Dimension of Risk 118
‘Modern’ Architecture 134
The Ideal City 158
Daring the Abstract in Art 174
Saussure or the Dread of Mathematical Probabilities 192
Jacques Monod’s Roulette 212
From Fortuitism to Animism 234
The Slip as Fortuity and Meaning 252
Guessing Astronomy 268
The Legitimacy of Science and Love 282
Hints 302
Index 306
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.3.2011 |
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Zusatzinfo | VII, 302 p. 161 illus., 75 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Berlin |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie | |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik | |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik | |
Technik | |
Schlagworte | Chance and Risk • History of Science • How Scientific Progress Affects Creative Processes • Interaction of Science and Culture • Meaning and Significance |
ISBN-10 | 3-642-17647-X / 364217647X |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-17647-0 / 9783642176470 |
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