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100	1		_aBouleau, Nicolas. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aRisk and Meaning _h[electronic resource] : _bAdversaries in Art, Science and Philosophy / _cby Nicolas Bouleau.
264		1	_aBerlin, Heidelberg : _bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg, _c2011.
300			_aVII, 302p. 161 illus., 75 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0		_aEntrance: Interpretation and Paradigms.- I. Cicero and Divination -- II. Cournot’s "Philosophic Probabilities" -- III. Mathematical Probabilities -- IV. Democracy by Chance -- V. Gestalt, Structure, Pattern -- VI. The Third Dimension of Risk -- VII. ''Modern" Architecture -- VIII. The Ideal City -- IX. Daring the Abstract in Art -- X. Saussure or the Dread of Mathematical Probabilities -- XI. Jacques Monod’s Roulette -- XII. From Fortuitism to Animism.- XIII. The Slip as Fortuity and Meaning -- XIV. Guessing Astronomy -- XV. The Legitimacy of Science and Love -- Hints and Index.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aMathematics.
650		0	_aAesthetics.
650		0	_aGenetic epistemology.
650		0	_aDistribution (Probability theory).
650		0	_aArts.
650	1	4	_aMathematics.
650	2	4	_aProbability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
650	2	4	_aAesthetics.
650	2	4	_aArts.
650	2	4	_aEpistemology.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783642176463
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17647-0
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