"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

• Contents: The Locus of Philosophy of Science. Logical Positivism: The Received View in Philosophy of Science. Challenges to Logical Positivism. Post-Positivist Philosophy of Science. Theory Reduction as a Model for Relating Disciplines. An Alternative Model for Integrating Disciplines.

"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

• Contents: The Locus of Philosophy of Science. Logical Positivism: The Received View in Philosophy of Science. Challenges to Logical Positivism. Post-Positivist Philosophy of Science. Theory Reduction as a Model for Relating Disciplines. An Alternative Model for Integrating Disciplines.