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Scott Atran - Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science - 9780521438711 - V9780521438711
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Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science

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Description for Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science Paperback. What makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, the author traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and shows how the science of plants and animals has emerged from common conceptions of folk-biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
What is it about human nature that makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by the debate he set up 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 common conceptions of folk biology. The author proceeds not only from the more traditional philosophical, historical, or sociological perspectives, but from a point of view which he considers to be more basic and necessary to all of these: that of cognition. He applies a 'cognitive' perspective to an ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521438711
SKU
V9780521438711
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Reviews for Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science
' … only Atran could have written this book, because only Atran combines the deep understanding of anthropology, biological systematics, history of science, and philosophy necessary to write it. The result is a book that contains more substance per page than any book I have read in a generation.' David Hull, Biology and Philosophy 'This subtle and sophisticated book has ... Read more

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