Explaining science: a cognitive approach
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1. Verfasser: Giere, Ronald N. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1990, ©1988
Ausgabe:Pbk. ed
Schriftenreihe:Science and its conceptual foundations
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index
List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Toward a Unified Cognitive Theory of Science; 2. Theories of Science; 3. Models and Theories; 4. Constructive Realism; 5. Realism in the Laboratory; 6. Scientific Judgment; 7. Models and Experiments; 8. Explaining the Revolution in Geology; Epilogue: Reflexive Reflections; Notes; References; Index
"This volume presents an attempt to construct a unified cognitive theory of science in relatively short compass. It confronts the strong program in sociology of science and the positions of various postpositivist philosophers of science, developing significant alternatives to each in a readily comprehensible style. It draws loosely on recent developments in cognitive science, without burdening the argument with detailed results from that source. ... The book is thus a provocative one. Perhaps that is a measure of its value: it will lead scholars and serious student from a number of sci
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