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Explaining science [electronic resource] : a cognitive approach / Ronald N. Giere.

By: Giere, Ronald N.

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TextSeries: Science and its conceptual foundations: Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990, c1988Edition: Pbk. ed.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 321 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780226292038 (electronic bk.); 0226292037 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy | Science -- Social aspects | Cognition | Realism | Science | SCIENCE -- General | Philosophie des sciences | Épistémologie | Sciences -- Aspects sociaux | Réalisme (philosophie)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Explaining science.DDC classification: 500 LOC classification: Q175 | .G4889 1990ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost

Contents:

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;

Summary: &Quot;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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-313) and index.

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&Quot;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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