Limits of Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences, The: The Significance of Godel's Incompleteness Phenomenon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781786343154)

Current mathematical models are notoriously unreliable in describing the time evolution of unexpected social phenomena, from financial crashes to revolution. Can such events be forecast? Can we compute probabilities about them? Can we model them? This book investigates and attempts to answer these questions through Gödel's two incompleteness theorems, and in doing so demonstrates how influential Gödel is in modern logical and mathematical thinking. Many mathematical models are applied to economics and social theory, while Gödel's theorems are able to predict their limitations for more accurate analysis and understanding of national and international events.This unique discussion is written for graduate level mathematicians applying their research to the social sciences, including economics, social studies and philosophy, and also for formal logicians and philosophers of science.

Author: Francisco Antonio Doria
ISBN-10: 1786343150
ISBN-13: 9781786343154
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2017
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.80d