ISBN: 9780691037769 - trust in numbers: the pursuit of objectivity in science and public life (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bright, crisp dust jacket with crease to inside front flap fold. Tight binding, solid boards with sharp corners, bright gilt lettering to spine strip, minimal underlining and margin notes.

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Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover 1st Printing (full # line) in dust jacket, slight shelf wear, very minimal markings to fewer than 10 pages, neat name to endpaper, else as new; 8vo; xiv + 310pp indexed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of Theodore M. Porter's influential study of quantification and the development of objectivity in modern science and public life. Full number line present on copyright page. Porter examines why numerical methods and quantitative standards acquired such authority in science, government, economics, and public administration. Rather than treating quantification simply as a consequence of scientific progress, he explores numbers as instruments of institutional trust, impartiality, accountability, and authority, particularly in settings where personal expertise may be questioned. xiv, 310 pages, with bibliographical references and index. Published on acid-free paper by Princeton University Press. Condition: Near Fine hardcover in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Black cloth binding appears clean and well preserved, with a firm, square presentation. Interior pages shown are clean and bright. Light age toning to the text-block edges. Original dust jacket is bright and attractive with light shelf rubbing and minor handling wear, principally at the edges and corners. No substantial tears or losses visible. Spine lettering remains strong and unfaded. Overall a particularly presentable copy of the first printing. Please see photographs for condition details. Edition Identification: Copyright 1995 by Princeton University Press with complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, identifying this copy as the first printing of the first edition. Significance / Collector Appeal: An important work in the history and sociology of science and one of the principal modern studies of the cultural authority of numbers. Porter's analysis connects the history of scientific objectivity with statistics, bureaucracy, economics, public policy, accounting, expertise, and political institutions. Particularly relevant to collections in history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of knowledge, statistics, economics, and science and technology studies. Shipping / Returns: Carefully packed for shipment. Domestic shipping via USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. Expedited and international shipping available where permitted. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 3b.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 016018; OBJECTIVITY SCIENCE SOCIAL ASPECTS PHILOSOPHY.