Wheels within wheels : an examination of the nature of psychological explanation via a theoretically oriented history of some mechanical models
The aim of this thesis is to ask, and attempt to answer, some pertinent questions about that type of psychological explanation which proceeds by simulation, or model building. The method chosen is a detailed examination of some models, mostly 18th and 19th century mechanical ones, together with a th...
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University of Edinburgh
1978
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.651151 |