William Bechtel (Professor of Philosophy, University of California,, Robert C. Richardson (University of Cincinnati)

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Discovering Complexity

Decomposition and Localization as Strategies in Scientific Research

Beschreibung

An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences.

Autor

William Bechtel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the author of Mental Mechanisms: Philosophical Perspectives on Cognitive Neuroscience and other books. Robert C. Richardson is Charles Phelps Taft Professor of Philosophy and a University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Cincinnati, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the author of Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology (MIT Press, 2007).

Produktdetails

• Discovering Complexity
• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780262514736
• ISBN-10: 0262514737
• Artikelnr.: 29920124