Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science

by Scott Atran

Book Overview

What is it about human nature that makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, Scott Atran traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and demonstrates how the science of plants and animals has emerged from the common conceptions of folkbiology. The author proceeds not only from the more traditional philosophical, historical or sociological perspectives, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521438713
• ISBN13: 9780521438711
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"