The Cognitive Basis of Science

by Peter Carruthers

Book Overview

The Cognitive Basis of Science concerns the question 'What makes science possible?' Specifically, what features of the human mind and of human culture and cognitive development 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521011779
• ISBN13: 9780521011778
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"