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Ronald N. Giere

171

Works

11,719

Citations

38

h-index

68

i10-index

Research Topics

Philosophy and History of Science Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Science and Climate Studies

Affiliations

American Political Science Association2012–2012

University of Minnesota1986–2017

Bowling Green State University1985–1985

Indiana University of Pennsylvania1976–1976

University of Minnesota System1990–2016

Top Works

Explaining Science

Ronald N. Giere

19881,736 citations

Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Legal case studies and regulations

Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach.

Jeffrey S. Poland,Barbara Von Eckardt,et al.

19911,301 citations

How Models Are Used to Represent Reality

Ronald N. Giere

2004782 citations

Progress and Its Problems: Towards a Theory of Scientific Growth

Ronald N. Giere,Larry Laudan

1978722 citations

Scientific Perspectivism

Ronald N. Giere

2006701 citations

Understanding scientific reasoning

Ronald N. Giere

1979573 citations

The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Theories

Ronald N. Giere

1994495 citations

Science without laws

Ronald N. Giere

1999474 citations

Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach.

Philip Kitcher,Ronald N. Giere

1991432 citations