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Explaining science : a cognitive approach /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1990, ©1988.
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| Edición: | Pbk. ed. |
| Colección: | Science and its conceptual foundations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 321 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226292038 0226292037 |