Philosophy of Science An Overview for Cognitive Science

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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.

Book details

Series:
Tutorial Essays in Cognitive Science Series
Author:
William Bechtel
ISBN:
9781317767480
Related ISBNs:
9780805802214, 9781315802084, 9780898596953
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
152
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-08-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1988
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology