Items related to Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach (Science and...

Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) - Softcover

Giere, Ronald N.

 
9780226292069: Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1990
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

"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 Science

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From the Back Cover:
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.
About the Author:
Ronald N. Giere is professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Understanding Scientific Reasoning.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780226292052: Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0226292053 ISBN 13:  9780226292052
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1988
Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0226292061

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 31.80
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0226292061

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 33.39
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0226292061

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 32.65
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenDragon
(Houston, TX, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0226292061

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 33.94
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 643132-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 39.67
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0226292061

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 38.08
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Ronald N. Giere
Published by University of Chicago press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
INDOO
(Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780226292069

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 39.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Ronald N. Giere
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New paperback Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Blackwell's
(London, United Kingdom)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780226292069

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 39.25
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.72
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Ronald N. Giere
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New PAP Quantity: 15
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FW-9780226292069

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 45.92
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Giere, Ronald N.
Published by University of Chicago Press (1990)
ISBN 10: 0226292061 ISBN 13: 9780226292069
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Brook Bookstore
(Milano, MI, Italy)
Rating
Seller Rating: 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 7ee1d3b7fd6ef04376565856123d11a4

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 41.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 8.71
From Italy to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book