Prospects for a cognitive science of science

Cognitive science of science attempts to explain a range of phenomena familiar to philosophers of science, such as theory choice and scientific discovery. The appeal to cognitive science may be seen as an attempt to naturalize the philosophy of science. I examine and criticize several of the most im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Downes, Stephen Matthew
Other Authors: Science and Technology Studies
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39251
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08252008-162811/