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The Cognitive Basis of Science
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What makes science possible? Specifically, what features of the human mind, of human cognitive development, and of human social arrangements 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, social, and motivational underpinnings of scientific reasoning in children and lay persons as well as in professional scientists.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521011778
- ISBN-10: 0521011779
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: May 2002
- Dimensions: 8.96 x 6.12 x 1.03 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.47 pounds
- Page Count: 422
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