Calculating the Human
Universal Calculability in the Age of Quality Assurance
Produzione su ordinazione
Dettagli prodotto
- Casa editrice
- SPRINGER NATURE
Palgrave Macmillan UK - Pubblicato
- 2013
- Lingua
- English
- Pagine
- 210
- Info
- 210 Pagine
216 mm x 140 mm - ISBN
- 978-0-230-35374-9
Hauptbeschreibung
Why does contemporary calculation develop as calculation of the quality of everything? How should we consider calculation of quality and the relationship between calculation and enhancement of life? These and related questions are addressed through phenomenological investigation and a critical analysis of the social science debate.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Calculation, Quality and Life: A First Look at the Debate 2. Quality and Calculation. A Phenomenological Journey 3. Calculation, Quality and Enhancement 4. Towards a Conclusion: Towards a New Look
Informazioni sull'autore
Luigi Doria is a Contractual Researcher of CNRS at Centre Maurice Halbwachs (CNRS-EHESS-ENS), Paris, France. His current research interests are mainly in the fields of economic sociology and philosophy. His previous publications include Money and Calculation (edited with Massimo Amato and Luca Fantacci).