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Trust in Numbers
The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life
Taschenbuch von Theodore M Porter
Sprache: Englisch

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What accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be an attractive model for research on human societies, and examines why the natural sciences are highly quantitative in the first place. Theodore Porter argues that a better understanding of the attractions of quantification in business, government, and social research brings a fresh perspective to its role in psychology, physics, and medicine. Quantitative rigor is not inherent in science but arises from political and social pressures, and objectivity derives its impetus from cultural contexts. In a new preface, the author sheds light on the current infatuation with quantitative methods, particularly at the intersection of science and bureaucracy.
What accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be an attractive model for research on human societies, and examines why the natural sciences are highly quantitative in the first place. Theodore Porter argues that a better understanding of the attractions of quantification in business, government, and social research brings a fresh perspective to its role in psychology, physics, and medicine. Quantitative rigor is not inherent in science but arises from political and social pressures, and objectivity derives its impetus from cultural contexts. In a new preface, the author sheds light on the current infatuation with quantitative methods, particularly at the intersection of science and bureaucracy.
Über den Autor
Theodore M. Porter
New edition
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691208411
ISBN-10: 0691208417
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Porter, Theodore M
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 236 x 156 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Theodore M Porter
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.08.2020
Gewicht: 0,55 kg
Artikel-ID: 118108269
Über den Autor
Theodore M. Porter
New edition
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691208411
ISBN-10: 0691208417
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Porter, Theodore M
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 236 x 156 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Theodore M Porter
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.08.2020
Gewicht: 0,55 kg
Artikel-ID: 118108269
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