Interdisciplinarity in the Making
Models and Methods in Frontier Science
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2023
Summary
A cognitive ethnography of how bioengineering scientists create innovative modeling methods.
In this first full-scale, long-term cognitive ethnography by a philosopher of science, Nancy J. Nersessian offers an account of how scientists at the interdisciplinary frontiers of bioengineering create novel problem-solving methods. Bioengineering scientists model complex dynamical biological systems using concepts, methods, materials, and other resources drawn primarily from engineering. The…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262544665 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262544660 |
| Author: | Nancy J. Nersessian |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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”[N]oteworthy…even novel….Nersessian’s method of ethnographic investigation is very much suited to describe how ‘interdisciplinarity’ emerges in practice and how it is shaped by professional scientists…..touches upon some important and relevant problems of philosophy of science…..[A] truly new perspective with a lot of promise.” —Interdisciplinary Science Reviews“How does science push the boundaries of what we know? With Interdisciplinarity in the Making, Nancy J. Nersessian demonstrates her extensive familiarity with the complexities of this question….[T]he work really shines. Nersessian has been uniquely situated for gaining insights into educational systems for the scientific fields she examines….Interdisciplinarity in the Making…is a rich resource for thinking about the ways that disciplinarity interacts with other cognitive and cultural elements of research.” —Journal for General Philosophy of Science
About The Author
Nancy J. Nersessian
Nancy J. Nersessian is Regents’ Professor of Cognitive Science Emerita, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Research Associate in Psychology, Harvard University. She is the author of Creating Scientific Concepts (MIT Press).
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