The Cognitive Basis of Science

Download or read book The Cognitive Basis of Science written by Peter Carruthers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-02 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.