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The Nature of Scientific Thinking: On Interpretation, Explanation and Understanding
Jan Faye
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Description for The Nature of Scientific Thinking: On Interpretation, Explanation and Understanding
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137389824
SKU
V9781137389824
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jan Faye
Jan Faye is a philosopher of science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has written and edited a number of books in English as well as in Danish. Recently, he published After Postmodernism (2012), a book about the philosophy of the humanities, in which he argues that a pragmatic-naturalist understanding of humanistic research overcomes the traditional split in our ... Read more
Reviews for The Nature of Scientific Thinking: On Interpretation, Explanation and Understanding
“The Nature of Scientific Thinking provides a valuable resource both for those who share his basic strategy–who will find many topics to take up–and for those who do not–who will be able to identify where disagreement stems from. … provides a stimulating framework for thinking about these questions. It should be of interest both to those who tackle questions related ... Read more