The Scientific Method : : An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey / / Henry M. Cowles.
The scientific method is just over a hundred years old. From debates about the evolution of the human mind to the rise of instrumental reasoning, Henry M. Cowles shows how the idea of a single “scientific method” emerged from a turn inward by psychologists that produced powerful epistemological and...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. AGE OF METHODS -- 2. HYPOTHESIS UNBOUND -- 3. NATURE’S METHOD -- 4. MENTAL EVOLUTION -- 5. A LIVING SCIENCE -- 6. ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE -- 7. LABORATORY SCHOOL -- 8. A METHOD ONLY -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
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Summary: | The scientific method is just over a hundred years old. From debates about the evolution of the human mind to the rise of instrumental reasoning, Henry M. Cowles shows how the idea of a single “scientific method” emerged from a turn inward by psychologists that produced powerful epistemological and historical effects that are still with us today. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674246843 9783110690057 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674246843 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Henry M. Cowles. |