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Condorcet

Meaning of "Condorcet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONDORCET

French.

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONDORCET

Condorcet


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONDORCET

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Condorcet is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CONDORCET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Marquis de Condorcet

Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he advocated a liberal economy, free and equal public education, constitutionalism, and equal rights for women and people of all races. His ideas and writings were said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism, and remain influential to this day. He died a mysterious death in prison after a period of flight from French Revolutionary authorities.

Definition of Condorcet in the English dictionary

The definition of Condorcet in the dictionary is Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de. 1743–94, French philosopher and politician. His works include Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind.

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONDORCET

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Synonyms and antonyms of Condorcet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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孔多塞
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कॉन्डोर्सेट
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كوندورسيه
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Кондорсе
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Condorcet
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Condorcet
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Condorcet
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Condorcet
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Кондорсе
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Condorcet
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Condorcet
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONDORCET»

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Condorcet: Foundations of Social Choice and Political Theory
This book shows that he was not so foolish, nor so incomprehensible, as even sympathetic treatments have made him sound.
Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat marquis de Condorcet, Iain McLean, Fiona Hewitt, 1994
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Condorcet and Modernity
Condorcet and Modernity explores the interaction between Condorcet's political theory, legislative pragmatism, public policy proposals and the management of change.
David Williams, 2004
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Condorcet: Political Writings
A revised translation of Condorcet's view of progress across history and his prophetic writings on women, slavery, freedom and revolution.
Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat marquis de Condorcet, Steven Lukes, Nadia Urbinati, 2012
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Progress, Poverty, and Population: Re-reading Condorcet, ...
This book follows that debate, which also involved people such as Burke, Paine, Wollstonecraft, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron, Ricardo, Mill and Darwin.
John Avery, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat Condorcet (marquès de), William Godwin, 1997
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Condorcet: Writings on the United States
This book presents first or new translations of all of Condorcet's major writings on the United States, including an essay on the impact of the American Revolution on Europe; a commentary on the Federal Constitution, the first such ...
Guillaume Ansart, 2012
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Condorcet, from Natural Philosophy to Social Mathematics
Condorcet's understanding of the application of the philosophy of natural sceince to social science.
Keith Michael Baker, 1975
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Voting Paradoxes and Group Coherence: The Condorcet ...
This book argues that strange election outcomes should become less likely as voters preferences become more mutually coherent.
William V. Gehrlein, Dominique Lepelley, 2010
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Condorcet's Paradox
The book is a compilation of the research that has been conducted in the study of Condorcet's Paradox for two centuries.
William V. Gehrlein, 2006
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Social Theory: Its Origins, History, and Contemporary Relevance
Condorcet identified ten stages of human development, starting with a first stage in which human beings are "united in tribes." This is followed by a pastoral stage and that in turn by an agricultural stage. Then, starting with the rise of philosophy  ...
Daniel W. Rossides, 1998
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The Third Force in Seventeenth Century Thought
Ill CONDORCET, ABOLITIONIST* Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743- 1794) was not only a very important mathematician, philosopher, and social scientist, but also one of the leading humanitarians of the latter ...
Richard Henry Popkin, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONDORCET»

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Fulfilling the Enlightenment dream
But what began in the treatises of Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Condorcet and the founding documents of England, America, and France ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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French SFL adds €68m asset to Paris CBD portfolio
Last year it paid €230m for a 25,000 sq.m. office complex in rue Condorcet near the Gare du Nord railway station. The group also announced ... «Property Investor Europe, Jul 15»
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Social Engineering and the Imposition of a “Free Market” Totalitarian …
Malthus learned of it from Condorcet, Darwin from Malthus. Yet neither Darwin's theory of natural selection nor Malthus' population laws might ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
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Daily Jefferson: June 18, 1799 Letter to a Student on the Study of …
I believe also, with Condorcet, as mentioned in your letter, that his mind is perfectible to a degree of which we cannot as yet form any ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Why empirical political scientists and political theorists talk past each …
It's also that no photograph of citizens' preferences can be guaranteed against circular Condorcet paradoxes, as Arrow proved. I argue here ... «The Reality-Based Community, Jun 15»
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Maison Kitsuné ouvre sa plus grande boutique au monde
Après les rues Richelieu, Madame et Condorcet, la Maison Kitsuné investit le boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, dans le 11ème arrondissement ... «VOGUE.fr, Jun 15»
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The Man Who Invented the Future
... religious wars, and were secularized in the period of the French Revolution by figures like the Marquis de Condorcet and Auguste Comte. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jun 15»
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Architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc Chosen For French Projects …
The Grand Equipment Documentary's strikingly elegant and sleek glass design will be built on the Condorcet Campus of Aubervilliers, ... «artnet News, May 15»
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A necessarily modest plan for electoral reform
Policy wonks will knock themselves out debating the merits of the Borda count versus the Condorcet rule. This week, meta-pundit Eric Grenier ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
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Can The World Learn Wisdom?
Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet and the other Enlightenment philosophes had the profoundly important idea that it might be possible to learn from scientific progress ... «Philosophy Now, May 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Condorcet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/condorcet>. May 2024 ».
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