Explaining science : a cognitive approach /

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Author / Creator:	Giere, Ronald N.
Edition:	Pbk. ed.
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990, ©1988.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 321 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Science and its conceptual foundations series Science and its conceptual foundations.
Subject:	Science -- Philosophy. Science -- Social aspects. Cognition. Realism. Cognition. Realism. Science -- Philosophy. Science -- Social aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11244725

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ISBN:	9780226292038 0226292037 0226292053 9780226292052 0226292061 9780226292069
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"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.
Other form:	Print version: Giere, Ronald N. Explaining science. Pbk. ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990, ©1988 0226292053

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