Philosophy of Science: An Overview for Cognitive Science (Tutorial Essays in Cognitive Science Series) - Hardcover

Bechtel, William

 
9780898596953: Philosophy of Science: An Overview for Cognitive Science (Tutorial Essays in Cognitive Science Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0898596955 ISBN 13: 9780898596953
Publisher: Psychology Press, 1988

Synopsis

This text focuses on two major issues: the nature of scientific inquiry and the relations between scientific disciplines. Designed to introduce the basic issues and concepts in the philosophy of science, Bechtel writes for an audience with little or no philosophical background.

The first part of the book explores the legacy of Logical Positivism and the subsequent post-Positivistic developments in the philosophy of science. The second section examines arguments for and against using a model of theory reduction to integrate scientific disciplines. The book concludes with a chapter describing non-reductionist approaches for relating scientific disciplines using psycholinguistic and cognitive neuroscience models.

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William Bechtel

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Publisher
Psychology Press
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0898596955
ISBN 13 
9780898596953
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
150

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