Reasoning in Measurement (History and Philosophy of Technoscience)

By: Nicola Mößner and Alfred Nordmann

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Synopsis: This collection offers a new understanding of the epistemology of measurement. The interdisciplinary volume explores how measurements are produced, for example, in astronomy and seismology, in studies of human sexuality and ecology, in brain imaging and intelligence testing. It considers photography as a measurement technology and Henry David Thoreau's poetic measures as closing the gap between mind and world. By focusing on measurements as the hard-won results of conceptual as well as technical operations, the authors of the book no longer presuppose that measurement is always and exclusively a means of representing some feature of a target object or entity. Measurement also provides knowledge about the degree to which things have been standardized or harmonized – it is an indicator of how closely human practices are attuned to each other and the world.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 262 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351966436
Related ISBNs:: 9781138331945, 9781848936027, 9781781448717, 9780367180768
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/01/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Nicola Mößner and Alfred Nordmann
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Social Studies, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Nicola Mößner
Edited by:: Alfred Nordmann