Limits of the Numerical
Alexandrova, Anna / Newfield, Christopher / John, Stephen This timely collection by a diverse group of humanists challenges undue reverence or skepticism toward quantification and shows how it can be a force for good in our social lives despite its many abuses. The book focuses on quantification in climate, higher education, and health: the role of numerical estimates and targets in explaining and planning for climate change, the quantification of outcomes in teaching and research, and numbers repres...