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• catalog abstract "The Marquis de Condorcet (1743-94) was a founding father of social science. He believed that what he called the moral sciences could be studied by the same exacting methods as the natural sciences, and he developed many of the tools for doing so. Condorcet has had two quite unconnected reputations: as the doomed and foolish Enlightenment scholar, writing about the perfectibility of mankind while in hiding from the Terror that would shortly claim his own life; and as the incomprehensible founder of social choice, whose Essai of 1785 was not understood until the 1950s. This book shows that he was not so foolish, nor so incomprehensible, as even sympathetic treatments have made him sound. A long introduction uses the latest French and English sources to put his work into context, explains the unity of his thought and explicates his difficult arguments in probability theory and social choice. The extracts from Condorcet's work that follow are in two parts. Part I, 'The Theory of Voting', includes some extracts from the notorious Essai of 1785 but also later work which is more accessible and makes new points. Part II, 'Human Rights', shows Condorcet the passionate campaigner for rights for slaves and for women, and the American constitutionalist. His poignant 'Advice to his daughter' and 'Testament' show the spirit of a man who knew he was almost certain to be killed, and would never see his daughter again. Most of the works translated here have never appeared in English before. They will be an essential reference source for everybody working in social choice, the history of mathematics and human rights, and the Enlightenment.".
• catalog alternative "Works. Selections. English. 1994".
• catalog contributor b7161976.
• catalog contributor b7161977.
• catalog contributor b7161978.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "1. Condorcet: From Social Mathematician to Victim of the Terror. 2. The Theory of Voting. 3. The Reception of Condorcet's Work. 4. Human Rights. 5. Controlling Government. 6. The Relevance of Condorcet Today. 7. Sources and Further Reading -- pt. I. The Theory of Voting. 1. A General Survey of Science -- concerning the application of calculus to the political and moral sciences (1793). 2. On Ballot Votes (1784). 3. A Paper on Elections by Ballot (1784), by M. De Borda. 4. An Essay on the Application of Probability Theory to Plurality Decision-Making (1785) (Extract: Preliminary Discussion. Analysis of Part One. Fourth Example: An Election Between Three Candidates). 5. An Essay on the Application of Probability Theory to Plurality Decision-Making (1785) (Extract: Preliminary Discussion. Analysis of Part Five. Third Example: Elections). 6. On the Constitution and the Functions of Provincial Assemblies (1788) (Extract: Section V. On the Form of Elections).".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "The Marquis de Condorcet (1743-94) was a founding father of social science. He believed that what he called the moral sciences could be studied by the same exacting methods as the natural sciences, and he developed many of the tools for doing so. Condorcet has had two quite unconnected reputations: as the doomed and foolish Enlightenment scholar, writing about the perfectibility of mankind while in hiding from the Terror that would shortly claim his own life; and as the incomprehensible founder of social choice, whose Essai of 1785 was not understood until the 1950s. This book shows that he was not so foolish, nor so incomprehensible, as even sympathetic treatments have made him sound. A long introduction uses the latest French and English sources to put his work into context, explains the unity of his thought and explicates his difficult arguments in probability theory and social choice. The extracts from Condorcet's work that follow are in two parts. Part I, 'The Theory of Voting', includes some extracts from the notorious Essai of 1785 but also later work which is more accessible and makes new points. Part II, 'Human Rights', shows Condorcet the passionate campaigner for rights for slaves and for women, and the American constitutionalist. His poignant 'Advice to his daughter' and 'Testament' show the spirit of a man who knew he was almost certain to be killed, and would never see his daughter again. Most of the works translated here have never appeared in English before. They will be an essential reference source for everybody working in social choice, the history of mathematics and human rights, and the Enlightenment.".
• catalog extent "ix, 370 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Condorcet.".
• catalog identifier "1858980682 :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Condorcet.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng fre".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : E. Elgar,".
• catalog relation "Condorcet.".
• catalog subject "320/.01/1 20".
• catalog subject "JC179 .C662513 1994".
• catalog subject "Political science Early works to 1800.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Condorcet: From Social Mathematician to Victim of the Terror. 2. The Theory of Voting. 3. The Reception of Condorcet's Work. 4. Human Rights. 5. Controlling Government. 6. The Relevance of Condorcet Today. 7. Sources and Further Reading -- pt. I. The Theory of Voting. 1. A General Survey of Science -- concerning the application of calculus to the political and moral sciences (1793). 2. On Ballot Votes (1784). 3. A Paper on Elections by Ballot (1784), by M. De Borda. 4. An Essay on the Application of Probability Theory to Plurality Decision-Making (1785) (Extract: Preliminary Discussion. Analysis of Part One. Fourth Example: An Election Between Three Candidates). 5. An Essay on the Application of Probability Theory to Plurality Decision-Making (1785) (Extract: Preliminary Discussion. Analysis of Part Five. Third Example: Elections). 6. On the Constitution and the Functions of Provincial Assemblies (1788) (Extract: Section V. On the Form of Elections).".
• catalog title "Condorcet : foundations of social choice and political theory / translated and edited by Iain McLean and Fiona Hewitt.".
• catalog title "Works. Selections. English. 1994".
• catalog type "Aufsatzsammlung. swd".
• catalog type "Biographie. swd".
• catalog type "Early works. fast".
• catalog type "text".