ISBN:
9781402055812
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
BOSTON STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 252
DDC:
121
Keywords:
Science Genetic epistemology
;
Philosophy (General)
;
Genetic epistemology
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Erklärung
;
Philosophie
Abstract:
The nature of scientific explanation has been an important topic in philosophy of science for many years. This book highlights some of the conceptual problems that still need to be solved and points out a number of fresh philosophical ideas to explore. Anyone interested in causal and probabilistic explanation, explanation-seeking questions and contrastive explanations, inference to the best explanation, or explanations within the special sciences should find something of interest in this book.
Abstract:
The nature of scientific explanation has been an important topic in philosophy of science for many years. This book highlights some of the conceptual problems that still need to be solved and points out a number of fresh philosophical ideas to explore
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter; EXPLANATIONS ARE ABOUT CONCEPTS AND CONCEPT FORMATION; WHAT TO ASK OF AN EXPLANATION-THEORY; THE IDEA OF CONTRASTIVE EXPLANANDUM; THE PRAGMATIC-RHETORICAL THEORY OF EXPLANATION; CAUSAL EXPLANATION PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE WHY; CAUSAL EXPLANATION AND MANIPULATION; ASSESSING THE EXPLANATORY POWER OF CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS; SOME NOTES ON UNIFICATIONISM AND PROBABILISTIC EXPLANATION; SELECTION AND EXPLANATION; IBE AND EBI; EXPLAINING WITH EQUILIBRIA68; EXPLANATION AND ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL NOTIONS OF INNATENESS AND EXPLANATION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; ASPECT KINDS; Back Matter
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4020-5581-2
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