Ronald N. Giere (1993) Cognitive Models of Science
. Psycoloquy: 4(56) Scientific Cognition (1)
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Psycoloquy 4(56): Cognitive Models of Science
COGNITIVE MODELS OF SCIENCE
[Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, volume 15.
Ronald N. Giere (ed.) 1992 20 Chapters, 508 pgs. Minneapolis:
University of Minnesota Press]
Precis of Giere on Scientific-Cognition
Ronald N. Giere
Department of Philosophy and
Center for Philosophy of Science
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis MN 55455
PHILOSCI@vx.cis.umn.edu
Abstract
Cognitive sciences have reached a sufficient state of
maturity that they can now provide a valuable resource for
philosophers of science who are developing general theories of
science as a human activity. Three disciplinary clusters are
distinguised: (i) Artificial Intelligence (itself a branch of
computer science), (ii) Cognitive Psychology, and (iii) Cognitive
Neuroscience. Each of these clusters provides a group of models
that might be deployed in approaching problems that are central to
the philosophy of science.
Keywords
Cognitive science, philosophy of science, cognitive
models, artificial intelligence, computer science, cognitve
neuroscience.
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