Conceptual Revolutions

by Paul Thagard

2021-01-02 08:45:12

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 revolution... Read more
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 The history of science contains dramatic episodes of revolutionary change in which whole systems of concepts have been replaced by new systems.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. Less

Book Details

File size6.00(w)x9.25(h)x(d)
Print pages310
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Publication date January 3, 1993
ISBN9780691024905
Paul Thagard is professor of philosophy and director of the cognitive science program at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His books include Hot Thought: Mechanisms and Applications of Emotional Cog...

Compare Prices

Store Availability Book Format Condition Price
Barnes & Noble In Stock Paperback<span class="editionFormat pl-xxs">(REPRINT)</span> Paperback<span class="editionFormat pl-xxs">(REPRINT)</span> Buy USD 57.50
BetterWorld.com - New, Used, Rare Books & Textbooks In Stock Buy USD 5.06
Barnes & NobleIn Stock
Format
Paperback<span class="editionFormat pl-xxs">(REPRINT)</span>
Condition
Paperback<span class="editionFormat pl-xxs">(REPRINT)</span>
Buy USD 57.50
BetterWorld.com - New, Used, Rare Books & TextbooksIn Stock
Format
Condition
Buy USD 5.06
Available Discount
No Discount available

Join us and get access to all
your favourite books

Sign up for free and start exploring thousands of eBooks today.

Sign up for free