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Dewey Class	519.2 (DDC 23)
Title	Risk and Meaning ([Ebook]) : Adversaries in Art, Science and Philosophy / by Nicolas Bouleau.
Author	Bouleau, Nicolas
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer , 2011.
Physical Details	VII, 302 pages:. 161 illus., 75 illus. in color. : online resource.
ISBN	9783642176470
Summary Note	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.:
Contents note	Entrance: Interpretation and Paradigms.-Â I. Cicero and Divination -- II. Cournotâs "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.Â Daring the Abstract in Art -- X. Saussure or the Dread of Mathematical Probabilities -- XI. Jacques Monodâs Roulette -- XII.Â From Fortuitism to Animism.-Â XIII. The Slip as Fortuity and Meaning -- XIV. Guessing Astronomy -- XV. The Legitimacy of Science and Love -- Hints and Index.
System details note	Online Access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users)
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17647-0
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Aesthetic . Arts . Distribution (Probability theory) . Epistemology . Genetic epistemology . Mathematics . Probability theory and stochastic processes . Authors: Bouleau, Nicolas . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Classification: 519.2 (DDC 23) .

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