Cost, expected benefits, and risks are paramount in grant agencies' decisions to fund scientific research. In Cognitive Economy, Nicholas Rescher outlines a general theory for the cost-effective use of intellectual resources, amplifying the theories of Charles Sanders Pierce, who stressed an "economy of research." Rescher discusses the requirements of cooperation, communication, cognitive importance, cognitive economy, as well as the economic factors bearing on induction and simplicity. He then applies his model to several case studies and to clarifying the limits imposed on science by economic considerations.
| ISBN: | 9780822985204 |
| Publication date: | 13th January 2010 |
| Author: | Nicholas Rescher |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 178 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophy Philosophy of science Impact of science and technology on society |
Cost, expected benefits, and risks are paramount in grant agencies' decisions to fund scientific research. In Cognitive Economy, Nicholas Rescher outlines a general theory for the cost-effective use of intellectual resources, amplifying the theories of Charles Sanders Pierce, who stressed an "economy of research." Rescher discusses the requirements of cooperation, communication, cognitive importance, cognitive economy, as well as the economic factors bearing on induction and simplicity.
Cognitive Economy features in the following genres: Philosophy, Philosophy of science, Impact of science and technology on society
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Cognitive Economy was written by Nicholas Rescher and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
Cognitive Economy has 178 pages
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