144 Pages
by
Central European University Press
It is startling to realize how quickly and thoroughly the value of diversity, until a few decades ago a value largely confined to the aesthetic and organic realms, has acquired deep political and moral significance. Universities, corporations, and governments are now judged by the degree to which they achieve diversity among their leaders and recognize diversity among their publics. Older values... Read more
List of Figures
Introduction: What Makes a Value Valuable?
Chapter One: Diversity as an Aesthetic Value
Chapter Two: Diversity as an Economic Value
Chapter Three: Diversity as a Political Value
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Lorraine Daston is Director emerita at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, and Visiting Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. She has published broadly on topics in the history of science, including probability, wonders, objectivity, and the moral authority of nature.
