Articulating the world conceptual understanding and the scientific image / Joseph Rouse.

Author/creator Rouse, Joseph, 1952-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Description423 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Naturalism and the scientific image -- Conceptual understanding as discursive niche construction -- What is conceptual understanding? -- Conceptual understanding in light of evolution -- Language, social practice, and conceptual normativity -- Two concepts of objectivity -- Conceptual articulation in scientific practice -- Scientific practice and the scientific image -- Experimental practice and conceptual understanding -- Laws and modalities in scientific practice -- Laboratory fictions and the opening of scientific domains -- Scientific significance -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 387-405) and index.
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LCCN 2015001079
ISBN9780226293677 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226293844 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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