Seeing into the future : a short history of prediction /
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Author / Creator: | Van Creveld, Martin, 1946- author. |
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Imprint: | London, UK : Reaktion Books 2020. |
Description: | 1 online resource (293 pages.) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12586241 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. A Mysterious Journey
- 1. A Villain Of A Magician
- 2. In The Name Of The Lord
- 3. Oracles, Pythias And Sibyls
- 4. A Dream To Remember
- 5. Consulting The Dead
- pt. II. Be Sober And Reasonable
- 6. Searching The Heavens
- 7. Clear And Manifest
- 8. On Birds, Livers And Sacrifices
- 9. The Magic Of Numbers
- 10. Decoding The Bible
- pt. III. Enter Modernity
- 11. From Patterns To Cycles
- 12. With Hegel On The Brain
- 13. Ask, And You'll Be Answered
- 14. The Most Powerful Tools
- 15. War Games Here, War Games There
- pt. IV. The Lord Of The Universe
- 16. Looking Backwards
- 17. Why Is Prediction So Difficult?
- 18. Is Our Game Improving?
- 19. A World Without Uncertainty?