03800nam 2200769 a 450 991078543070332120230124190123.01-283-05821-997866130582180-226-29203-710.7208/9780226292038(CKB)2670000000066476(EBL)648132(OCoLC)699510442(SSID)ssj0000469024(PQKBManifestationID)12195686(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469024(PQKBWorkID)10521270(PQKB)10927901(SSID)ssj0000518060(PQKBManifestationID)12189345(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518060(PQKBWorkID)10493509(PQKB)11173828(MiAaPQ)EBC648132(DE-B1597)535521(OCoLC)781310714(DE-B1597)9780226292038(Au-PeEL)EBL648132(CaPaEBR)ebr10442160(CaONFJC)MIL305821(EXLCZ)99267000000006647619870909d1988 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrExplaining science[electronic resource] a cognitive approach /Ronald N. GiereChicago University of Chicago Pressc19881 online resource (345 p.)Science and its conceptual foundationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-29206-1 0-226-29205-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --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 post positivist 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 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 ScienceScience and its conceptual foundations.SciencePhilosophyScienceSocial aspectsCognitionRealismscientific, explanation, explained, scientist, cognition, brain, mental, academic, scholarly, philosophy, philosophical, cognitive, theory, theoretical, relativism, rationality, judgment, representation, naturalist, naturalistic, social, empiricism, metaphysical, continental drift, physics, mechanics, realism, laboratory, hypotheses, nuclear.SciencePhilosophy.ScienceSocial aspects.Cognition.Realism.500Giere Ronald N44453MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785430703321Explaining Science50869UNINA