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050	0	4	_aQ175 _b.G4889 1988
100	1		_aGiere, Ronald N.
245	1	0	_aExplaining science : _ba cognitive approach / _cRonald N. Giere.
250			_aPaperback ed.
264		1	_aChicago : _bUniversity of Chicago Press, _c[1990]
264		4	_c©1988
300			_axxi, 321 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aScience and its conceptual foundations series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index.
505	0	0	_t List of Figures _t Preface _t Acknowledgments _t1 Toward a Unified Cognitive Theory of Science What Might a Cognitive Theory of Science Be? _t Rationality, Relativism, and Cognition Representation and Judgment Naturalistic Realism Can the Philosophy of Science Be Naturalized? _t Must the Naturalistic Study of Science Be Viciously Circular? _t Evolutionary Naturalism What Might a Cognitive Theory of Science Be Like? _t A Role for History? _t Overview of This Book _t2 Theories of Science Logical Empiricism _t The Social Structure of Science Paradigms and Revolutions _t Programs and Traditions Constructive Empiricism _t The Strong Program Laboratory Studies _t The Sociological Analysis of Scientists' Discourse _t3 Models and Theories The Science Textbook _t The Organization of a Mechanics Text _t The Linear Oscillator Interpretation and Identification _t The Laws of Motion Models and Hypotheses _t What Is a Scientific Theory? _t What about Axiomatic Presentations of Mechanics? _t Beyond Classical Mechanics _t4 Constructive Realism Respects of Similarity Varieties of Empiricism Unrestricted Realism Metaphysical Realism Modal Realism Laws as Universal Generalizations _t Causal Models and Causal Explanations Realistic Rejoinders _t5 Realism in the Laboratory Contingency and Negotiation Producing Protons Using Protons Experimentation and Realism _t The Limitations of Empiricism _t The Limitations of Constructivism Geometrical Cognition in Nuclear Research _t The Role of Technology in Scientific Research _t6 Scientific Judgment Scientists as Decision Makers Basic Decision Models Bayesian Decision Models Are Scientists Bayesian Agents? _t Satisficing Models Scientists as Satisficers Experimental Tests Philosophical Objections _t The Role of Probability in Science _t7 Models and Experiments Models of the Nuclear Potential Background to the Pursuit of Relativistic Dirac Models Response to the New Data _t Why Successful Predictions Matter Further Evidence _t The Design and Execution of an Experimental Test Cognitive Resources and Scientific Interests An Evolutionary Picture The Future of Dirac Models in Nuclear Physics _t8 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 _t The Vindication of Seafloor Spreading Mobilism Becomes a Satisfactory Option Revolution or Evolution? _t Epilogue: Reflexive Reflections _t Notes _t References _t Index
650		0	_aScience _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aScience _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aCognition.
650		0	_aRealism.
710	2		_9111829 _aUniversity of Chicago. _bPress.
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