TY  - BOOK
AU  - Giere,Ronald N.
ED  - University of Chicago.
TI  - Explaining science: a cognitive approach 
T2  - Science and its conceptual foundations series
SN  - 0226292053
AV  - Q175 .G4889 1988
PY  - 1990///]
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Science
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Realism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index;   List of Figures;   Preface;   Acknowledgments; 1 Toward a Unified Cognitive Theory of Science What Might a Cognitive Theory of Science Be?;   Rationality, Relativism, and Cognition Representation and Judgment Naturalistic Realism Can the Philosophy of Science Be Naturalized?;   Must the Naturalistic Study of Science Be Viciously Circular?;   Evolutionary Naturalism What Might a Cognitive Theory of Science Be Like?;   A Role for History?;   Overview of This Book; 2 Theories of Science Logical Empiricism;   The Social Structure of Science Paradigms and Revolutions;   Programs and Traditions Constructive Empiricism;   The Strong Program Laboratory Studies;   The Sociological Analysis of Scientists' Discourse; 3 Models and Theories The Science Textbook;   The Organization of a Mechanics Text;   The Linear Oscillator Interpretation and Identification;   The Laws of Motion Models and Hypotheses;   What Is a Scientific Theory?;   What about Axiomatic Presentations of Mechanics?;   Beyond Classical Mechanics; 4 Constructive Realism Respects of Similarity Varieties of Empiricism Unrestricted Realism Metaphysical Realism Modal Realism Laws as Universal Generalizations;   Causal Models and Causal Explanations Realistic Rejoinders; 5 Realism in the Laboratory Contingency and Negotiation Producing Protons Using Protons Experimentation and Realism;   The Limitations of Empiricism;   The Limitations of Constructivism Geometrical Cognition in Nuclear Research;   The Role of Technology in Scientific Research; 6 Scientific Judgment Scientists as Decision Makers Basic Decision Models Bayesian Decision Models Are Scientists Bayesian Agents?;   Satisficing Models Scientists as Satisficers Experimental Tests Philosophical Objections;   The Role of Probability in Science; 7 Models and Experiments Models of the Nuclear Potential Background to the Pursuit of Relativistic Dirac Models Response to the New Data;   Why Successful Predictions Matter Further Evidence;   The Design and Execution of an Experimental Test Cognitive Resources and Scientific Interests An Evolutionary Picture The Future of Dirac Models in Nuclear Physics; 8 Explaining the Revolution in Geology Contractionist Models Wegener and Continental Drift Wegener's Critics Oceanography and Paleomagnetism Seafloor Spreading The Vine-Matthews Hypothesis The Juan de Fuca Ridge;   The Vindication of Seafloor Spreading Mobilism Becomes a Satisfactory Option Revolution or Evolution?;   Epilogue: Reflexive Reflections;   Notes;   References;   Index
ER  -