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Titre :
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Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life
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Auteurs :
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T. Porter
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Type de document :
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ouvrage
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Editeur :
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1996
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ISBN/ISSN/EAN :
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978-0-691-02908-5
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Format :
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303 p.
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Note générale :
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Diffusion tous publics
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Catégories :
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SHS2.1 - SOCIOLOGIE GENERALE
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Résumé :
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Introduction: Cultures of Objectivity Pt. I Power in Numbers Ch. 1 A World of Artifice Ch. 2 How Social Numbers Are Made Valid Ch. 3 Economic Measurement and the Values of Science Ch. 4 The Political Philosophy of Quantification Pt. II Technologies of Trust Ch. 5 Experts against Objectivity: Accountants and Actuaries Ch. 6 French State Engineers and the Ambiguities of Technocracy Ch. 7 U.S. Army Engineers and the Rise of Cost-Benefit Analysis Pt. III Political and Scientific Communities Ch. 8 Objectivity and the Politics of Disciplines Ch. 9 Is Science Made by Communities?
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