The Nature of Scientific Thinking

The Nature of Scientific Thinking
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9781137389831
ISBN-13 : 1137389834
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Book Synopsis The Nature of Scientific Thinking by : J. Faye

Download or read book The Nature of Scientific Thinking written by J. Faye and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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