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Rethinking Explanation
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 e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Colección: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science,
252 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
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