Explaining explanation /
How does one explain the concept of 'explanation'? The attempts of Plato, Aristotle, Mill and Hempel are here examined, and the author provides his own solution to this question, both within philosophy of science and epistemology in general.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1992, ©1990.
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Colección: | Problems of philosophy (Routledge (Firm))
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Getting our Bearings; Plato on Explanation; Aristotle on Explanation; Mill and Hempel on Explanation; The Ontology of Explanation; Arguments, Laws, and Explanation; A Realist Theory of Explanation; Notes; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index.