The Cognitive Basis of Science

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 422 pages
• Published by: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 1st Edition June 10, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0521812291
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521812290
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Description
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.

Book Description
The Cognitive Basis of Science concerns the question: 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.