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Type: Book excerpt / academic text (evidence in house oversight investigation)
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This document appears to be page 162 of a book or academic essay regarding the history and philosophy of science (likely 'Objectivity' by Daston and Galison). The text discusses the evolution of scientific representation from 18th-century 'idealization' (perfecting nature) to 19th-century 'mechanical objectivity' (hands-off recording), and finally to the mid-20th-century reliance on 'trained judgment.' While the content is purely academic, the document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, suggesting it was included in a document production for a congressional investigation, likely related to Jeffrey Epstein's connections to the scientific community.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Goethe Natural Philosopher / Scientist
Mentioned as an example of an 'idealizer' in science who depicted the 'ur-plant'.
Albinus Natural Philosopher
Mentioned alongside Goethe as a genius natural philosopher who perfected objects visually.
Cheselden Natural Philosopher
Mentioned alongside Goethe and Albinus.

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Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016382' indicating this document was part of a congressional production.

Key Quotes (4)

"Scientific objectivity came to mean that our representations of things were executed by holding back from intervention"
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"Gradually, from around the 1830s forward, one begins to see something new: a claim that the image making was done with a minimum of human intervention, that protocols were followed."
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"Starting in the 1930s, the hardline scientific objectivity in scientific representation began running into trouble."
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"Expert judgment was needed to sort out different kinds of seizure readings"
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