Standardization in Measurement
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Standardization in Measurement: Philosophical, Historical and Sociological Issues(7 History and Philosophy of Technoscience)

Standardization in Measurement: Philosophical, Historical and Sociological Issues(7 History and Philosophy of Technoscience)


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The application of standard measurement is a cornerstone of modern science. In this collection of essays, standardization of procedure, units of measurement and the epistemology of standardization are addressed by specialists from sociology, history and the philosophy of science. This collaborative approach marks an end to the 'science wars' by presenting a positive outlook for the direction of future research.

Table of Contents:
Introduction - Oliver Schlaudt and Lara Huber Part I: Making the Field 1 'A Branch of Human Natural History': Wittgenstein's Reflections on Metrology - Martin Kusch 2 Metrology and Varieties of Making in Synthetic Biology - Pablo Schyfter 3 Refrain from Standards? French, Cavemen and Computers: A (Short) Story of Multidimensional Analysis in French Prehistoric Archaeology - Sebastien Plutniak Part II: Standardizing and Representing 4 The Double Interpretation of the Equations of Physics and the Quest for Common Meanings - Nadine de Courtenay 5 An Overview of the Current Status of Measurement Science: From the Standpoint of the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM) - Luca Mari 6 Can We Dispense with the Notion of 'True Value' in Metrology? - Fabien Gregis Part III: Calibration - Accessing Precision from Within 7 Calibration in Scientific Practices which Explore Poorly Understood Phenomena or Invent New Instruments - Lena Soler 8 Frequency and Time Standards from Acoustics to Radio: The Road to the Quartz Clock - Shaul Katzir 9 Calibrating the Universe: The Beginning and End of Hubble Wars - Genco Guralp Part IV: The Apparatus of Commensurability 10 Measuring Animal Performance: A Sociological Analysis of the Social Construction of Measurement - Francois Hochereau 11 The Measure of Democracy: Coding in Political Science - Sharon Crasnow 12 Measuring Metabolism - Elizabeth Neswald Part V: Standards and Power - The Question of Authority 13 The Social Construction of Units of Measurement: Institutionalization, Legitimation and Maintenance in Metrology -Hector Vera 14 A Matter of Size Does Not Matter: The Social Construction and Application of Gold Nanoparticle Standard - Sharon Ku and Frederick Klaessig 15 Measuring by which Standard: How Plurality Challenges the Ideal of Epistemic Singularity - Lara Huber Index Notes

About the Author :
Oliver Schlaudt is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Heidelberg where his teaching and research interests lie in the philosophy of science. Lara Huber is a philosopher who specializes in the philosophy of science and technology; philosophy of psychology; philosophy of the life sciences; phenomenology; aesthetics/image science, and medical and research ethics. She has taught at the University of Mainz, Braunschweig University of Technology and, until recently, the Technical University of Darmstadt.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781781448038
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
  • Series Title: 7 History and Philosophy of Technoscience
  • ISBN-10: 1781448035
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: Philosophical, Historical and Sociological Issues


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