ICTsophy
democracy
Conditions for a fair democratic voting system
Speaking of democracy, now I speak of Arrow’s theorem. Suppose we want a democratic system that meets the following conditions: There will not be a dictator: a single person will not decide for everyone. We can order all the preferences of voters. The overall preference of the total of voters is supported, indeed, by people … Continue reading
The huger the mob, and the greater the apparent anarchy, the more perfect is its sway
Here is a quote from Francis Galton, a father of the applied statistics in society: I know of scarcely anything so apt to impress the imagination as the wonderful form of cosmic order expressed by the “Law of Frequency of Error”. The law would have been personified by the Greeks and deified, if they had … Continue reading
Internet and the democracy…
My friend says… Will the Internet that finally spread democracy, and not Bush? Will Activism 2.0 develope which was invented in ancient Greece in 500 BC? Can we empirically demonstrate that Internet and ICT help to develop the democracy? Mmmnnnnn… You can read this book: “The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Information Technology and … Continue reading
