Theories of explanation

Theories of explanation / edited by Joseph C. Pitt.

Since the publication of Carl Hempel and Paul Oppenheim's ground-breaking work ""Studies in the Logic of Explanation, "" the theory of explanation has remained a major topic in the philosophy of science. This valuable collection provides readers with the opportunity to study...

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Other Authors: Pitt, Joseph C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
Subjects:
Science > Philosophy.
Explanation.
Science.
sciences (philosophy)
science (modern discipline)
Science
Explanation
Science > Philosophy
Aufsatzsammlung
Wissenschaftstheorie
Verklaringen.
Verstehende Methode.
Causale modellen.
Wetenschapsfilosofie.
Sciences > Philosophie.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Studies in the Logic of Explanation; 3. Explanations, Predictions, and Laws; 4. Statistical Explanation and Causality; 5. A Deductive-Nomological Model of Probabilistic Explanation; 6. The Pragmatic Theory of Explanation; 7. Theoretical Explanation; 8. Explanatory Unification; 9. Explanation and Scientific Understanding; 10. The Illocutionary Theory of Explanation.

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