Made to Measure.

An essay about measuring and what it means is presented. The author cites that according to Aristotle, measuring is done to put order and coherence in nature. She adds that measurement words are signifier of distance, size and volume. The author also mentions everything that are being measured and h...

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Publicado en:Antioch Review Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 73 - 86
Autor principal: Allison, Sue
Formato: Nonfiction Work
Publicado: Antioch Review, Inc. Winter2011
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Sumario:An essay about measuring and what it means is presented. The author cites that according to Aristotle, measuring is done to put order and coherence in nature. She adds that measurement words are signifier of distance, size and volume. The author also mentions everything that are being measured and how things are measured.