The Cognitive Basis of Science (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521812290)

What makes science possible? Specifically, what features of the human mind, of human cognitive development, and of human social arrangements permit and facilitate the conduct of science? The essays in this volume address these questions, which are inherently interdisciplinary, requiring co-operation between philosophers, psychologists, and others in the social and cognitive sciences. They concern the cognitive, social, and motivational underpinnings of scientific reasoning in children and lay persons as well as in professional scientists.

Author: Peter Carruthers
ISBN-10: 0521812291
ISBN-13: 9780521812290
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2002
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.20d