Calculating the Human - Universal Calculability in the Age of Quality Assurance

Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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

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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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: L Doria, L. Doria, L.uigi Doria, Luigi Doria
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349346080
• ISBN: 978-1-349-34608-0
• Pages: 218
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie privée; B, Sociology, Social Theory, Accounting, Finance, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy, Finance, general, Economic Theory, Accounting/Auditing, Management science, Quantitative Economics, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy and social sciences, Management accounting & bookkeeping, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Bookkeeping