Regularities in Human Affairs

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" Regularities in Human Affairs "
Gell-Mann, Murray

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	901214
Doc. No	:	LA9gr6z77m
Title & Author	:	Regularities in Human Affairs [Article]\ Gell-Mann, Murray
Date	:	2011
Title of Periodical	:	UC Riverside
Abstract	:	When we review the course of human history or the results of anthropological research we see a delicate interplay of regularity and randomness. This article discusses several regularities in human affairs, including approximate mathematical laws, such as the logistic equation, and semi-empirical regularities, such as a power law or a Guttman scale. The search for regularities in human history is becoming a trifle more respectable than it was formerly. That could well portend some significant improvement in our ability to discuss the human future.