In this path-breaking work, Paul Thagard draws on the history and philosophy of science, cognitive psychology, and the field of artificial intelligence to develop a theory of conceptual change capable of accounting for all major scientific revolutions. The history of science contains dramatic episodes of revolutionary change in which whole systems of concepts have been replaced by new systems. Thagard provides a new and comprehensive perspective on the transformation of scientific conceptual systems.
Thagard examines the Copernican and the Darwinian revolutions and the emergence of Newton’s mechanics, Lavoisier’s oxygen theory, Einstein’s theory of relativity, quantum theory, and the geological theory of plate tectonics. He discusses the psychological mechanisms by which new concepts and links between them are formed, and advances a computational theory of explanatory coherence to show how new theories can be judged to be superior to previous ones.
Paul Thagard
Conceptual Revolutions [PDF ebook]
Conceptual Revolutions [PDF ebook]
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 310 ● ISBN 9780691186672 ● Dimensione 28.6 MB ● Casa editrice Princeton University Press ● Città Princeton ● Paese US ● Pubblicato 2018 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 6368192 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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