Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach - Paperback
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Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach - Paperback
$66.60
by Ronald N. Giere (Author)
"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 reeadily comprehensible sytle. 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 science studies disciplines into continued and sharpened debate over fundamental questions."--Richard Burian, Isis
"The writing is delightfully clear and accessible. On balance, few books advance our subject as well."--Paul Teller, Philosophy of ScienceBack Jacket
Explaining Science challenges fundamental presuppositions of both the philosophy and the sociology of science. Finding a naturalistic middle ground between positivism and relativism, Ronald N. Giere suggests that scientific theories are families of models (similar to the 'cognitive maps' or 'mental models' of cognitive science) that reflect scientists' cognitive interactions with the world they observe.
Author Biography
Ronald N. Giere is professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Understanding Scientific Reasoning.
Number of Pages: 344
Dimensions: 1 x 9.07 x 6.05 IN
Publication Date: May 15, 1990
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