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1 online resource (222 pages) |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 some of the classicessays on the theory of explanation along with the best examples of the most recent work being done on the topic. In addition to the original Hempel and Oppenheim paper, the volume includes Scriven's critical reaction to it, Wilfrid Sellars's discussion of the problem of theoretical explanation, andpiece |
| Analysis |
Science Explanation - Philosophical perspectives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Explanation.
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Science.
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Science
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sciences (philosophy)
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science (modern discipline)
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Science
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Explanation
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Science -- Philosophy
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Wissenschaftstheorie
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Verklaringen.
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Verstehende Methode.
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Causale modellen.
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Wetenschapsfilosofie.
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Sciences -- Philosophie.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Explanation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pitt, Joseph C
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| LC no. |
87007978 |
| ISBN |
9780198021667 |
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0198021666 |
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9786611346683 |
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6611346686 |
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1281346683 |
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9781281346681 |
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1601296576 |
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9781601296573 |
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