<p><i>"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."</i><br />—<b><i>Science Books & Films</i></b></p><p><i>"...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..."</i><br />—<b><i>CHOICE</i></b></p><p><i>"...of value to students of the philosophies of science and mind."</i><br />—<b><i>The European Journal of Cognitive Psychology</i></b></p>