Models of Discovery and Other Topics in the Methods of Science.

SIMON, Herbert A.:

ISBN 10: 902770970X / ISBN 13: 9789027709707

Published by Dordrecht, etc.: D. Reidel, 1977 [1978]., 1978

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Paperback reissue (published simultaneously in cloth and paper in 1977). xix, 456 pp. Original wrappers. Very Good+. Pallas Paperback 10. Originally published as Boston Studies in Philosophy of Science Vol. LIV, Synthese Library Vol. 114. There is no date after 1977 in this edition, but on the rear wrapper is an announcement of Simon's winning the 1978 Nobel Prize. Herbert A. Simon: Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1978, 'for his pioneering research into the decision-making process within economic organizations.'. Seller Inventory # 12310

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Title: Models of Discovery and Other Topics in the ...

Publisher: Dordrecht, etc.: D. Reidel, 1977 [1978].

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

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We respect Herbert A. Simon as an established leader of empirical and logical analysis in the human sciences while we happily think of him as also the loner; of course he works with many colleagues but none can match him. He has been writing fruitfully and steadily for four decades in many fields, among them psychology, logic, decision theory, economics, computer science, management, production engineering, information and control theory, operations...

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