Sociophysics - A Physicist's Modeling of Psycho-political Phenomena (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012)

Do humans behave much like atoms? Sociophysics, which uses tools and concepts from the physics of disordered matter to describe some aspects of social and political behavior, answers in the affirmative. But advocating the use of models from the physical sciences to understand human behavior could be perceived as tantamount to dismissing the existence of human free will and also enabling those seeking manipulative skills . This thought-provoking book argues it is just the contrary. Indeed, future developments and evaluation will either show sociophysics to be inadequate, thus supporting the hypothesis that people can primarily be considered to be free agents, or valid, thus opening the path to a radically different vision of society and personal responsibility. This book attempts to explain why and how humans behave much like atoms, at least in some aspects of their collective lives, and then proposes how this knowledge can serve as a unique key to a dramatic leap forwards in achieving more social freedom in the real world. At heart, sociophysics and this book are about better comprehending the richness and potential of our social interaction, and so distancing ourselves from inanimate atoms.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Understanding Complex Systems
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2012
Authors:	Serge Galam
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	439
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-5033-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Statistical physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal behaviour
LSN:	1-4939-5033-9
Barcode:	9781493950331

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