Philosophy of Science: An Overview for Cognitive Science

by William Bechtel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805802215
• ISBN13: 9780805802214
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"