The nature of scientific thinking : on interpretation, explanation, and understanding
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The nature of scientific thinking : on interpretation, explanation, and understanding
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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The nature of scientific thinking
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-325) and index
Contents of Works
- Forms of understanding
- Understanding as organized beliefs
- On interpretation
- Representations
- Scientific explanation
- Causal explanations
- Other types of explanations
- The pragmatics of explanation
- Not just why-questions
- A rhetorical approach to explanation
- Pluralism and the unity of science
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Scientific thinking must be understood as an activity. The acts of interpretation, representation, and explanation are the cognitive processes by which scientific thinking leads to understanding. The book explores the nature of these processes and describes how scientific thinking can only be grasped from a pragmatic perspective.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Reader and Acknowledgements 1. Forms of Understanding 2. Understanding As Organized Beliefs 3. On Interpretation 4. Representations 5. Scientific Explanation 6. Causal Explanations 7. Other Tpes of Explanations 8. The Pragmatics of Explanation 9. Not Just Why-questions 10. A Rhetorical Approach to Explanation 11. Pluralism and The Unity of Science Literature Notes
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