The Nature of Scientific Thinking: On Interpretation, Explanation and Understanding

Faye, J.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-04-09

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137389824

DOI: 10.1057/9781137389831

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 333