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""Although the topics dealt with throughout are complex, Bechtel handles them with a minimum of technical jargon, presenting his exposition so lucidly that his overview may serve as an introduction for the lay public as well as academic researchers."" —Science Books & Films ""...a remarkably clear and compact history of major philosophical positions over the last 60 years concerning the general nature of science and of scientific explanation: logical positivism and the challenges to it..."" —CHOICE ""...of value to students of the philosophies of science and mind."" —The European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Although the topics dealt with throughout are complex, Bechtel handles them with a minimum of technical jargon, presenting his exposition so lucidly that his overview may serve as an introduction for the lay public as well as academic researchers. -Science Books & Films ...a remarkably clear and compact history of major philosophical positions over the last 60 years concerning the general nature of science and of scientific explanation: logical positivism and the challenges to it... -CHOICE ...of value to students of the philosophies of science and mind. -The European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

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William Bechtel

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