Rashevsky’s dream: A physico-mathematical foundation of history and culture
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| author | Salva Duran-Nebreda |
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| contents | Rashevsky’s dream: A physico-mathematical foundation of history and culture Salva Duran-Nebreda Sergi Valverde Comunicación culturomics cliodynamics Psychohistory The popular science fiction series Foundation penned by Isaac Asimov explores the idea that the course of the future of societies is not only predictable but can be engineered as well. In Asimov’s fictional world, a multidisciplinary science called psychohistory combines mathematics, psychology, and history to predict future events. Nicolas Rashevsky, the father of mathematical biology, lent credibility to the existence of universal principles underpinning human cultural evolution using mathematical models. His vision remains to be fully realized, as our capacity to predict and even engineer is very fragmented. Two main obstacles are a misunderstanding of the role of mathematical models and the limitations of current datasets. Recent advances in complex systems research, computer-based simulations, and large-scale databases, are paving the way towards fully developing a mathematical theory of human history. 2023 artículo científico 2174-3487 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511774539014 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/511774539014.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/movil https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.72170 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5117 Mètode Science Studies Journal application/pdf Universitat de València Mètode Science Studies Journal (España) Num.13 |
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| spellingShingle | Rashevsky’s dream: A physico-mathematical foundation of history and culture Salva Duran-Nebreda Comunicación culturomics cliodynamics Psychohistory Rashevsky’s dream: A physico-mathematical foundation of history and culture Salva Duran-Nebreda Sergi Valverde Comunicación culturomics cliodynamics Psychohistory The popular science fiction series Foundation penned by Isaac Asimov explores the idea that the course of the future of societies is not only predictable but can be engineered as well. In Asimov’s fictional world, a multidisciplinary science called psychohistory combines mathematics, psychology, and history to predict future events. Nicolas Rashevsky, the father of mathematical biology, lent credibility to the existence of universal principles underpinning human cultural evolution using mathematical models. His vision remains to be fully realized, as our capacity to predict and even engineer is very fragmented. Two main obstacles are a misunderstanding of the role of mathematical models and the limitations of current datasets. Recent advances in complex systems research, computer-based simulations, and large-scale databases, are paving the way towards fully developing a mathematical theory of human history. 2023 artículo científico 2174-3487 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511774539014 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/511774539014.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/movil https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.72170 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5117 Mètode Science Studies Journal application/pdf Universitat de València Mètode Science Studies Journal (España) Num.13 |
| title | Rashevsky’s dream: A physico-mathematical foundation of history and culture |
| topic | Comunicación culturomics cliodynamics Psychohistory |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511774539014 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/511774539014.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539014/movil https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.72170 |