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328 pages • first pub 1995 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691029085
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Description
This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two centuries. How are we to account for the current prestige and power of quantitative methods?...
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328 pages • first pub 1995 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691029085
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two centuries. How are we to account for the current prestige and power of quantitative methods?...