Leon Kass

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5 total works indexed

1. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

   · 1957 · cited 16,823x

2. A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

   · 1954 · cited 14,177x

3. Bayes Factors

   · 1995 · cited 13,601x

4. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

   · 2022 · cited 13,151x

5. Snakes: Active contour models

   · 1988 · cited 12,168x

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Quotes

• “Ancient science had sought knowledge of what things are, to be contemplated as an end in itself satisfying to the knower. In contrast, modern science seeks knowledge of how things work, to be used as a means for the relief and comfort of all humanity, knowers and non-knowers alike.”
• “Could technology, understood as the disposition and activity of mastery, turn out to be a stumbling block in the path of the master himself?”