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The aim of the cognitive study of science is to develop a cognitive theory of science. But what is meant by a ‘theory’ of science? And why do I call it ‘cognitive’?1
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Giere, R.N. (1987). The Cognitive Study of Science. In: Nersessian, N.J. (eds) The Process of Science. Science and Philosophy, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3519-8_8
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