| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 385 pages) |
| Contents |
Explaining -- What Is an Explanation? -- The Evaluation of Explanations -- Can There Be a Model of Scientific Explanation? -- The Causal Relation -- Causal Explanation -- Functional Explanation -- The Limits of Explanation -- Evidence and Explanation |
| Summary |
A new approach to the definition of scientific explanation. Unlike standard theories, it focuses initially on the explaining act itself, to which reference must be made in order to understand what an explanation is and how it can be evaluated in the sciences |
| Analysis |
Knowledge Explanation - Philosophical perspectives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 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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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Explanation.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Explanation
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Erklärung
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Logik
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Verklaring.
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Filosofie.
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| SUBJECT |
Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091001
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Netherlands -- History -- 1648-1714. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091005
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| Subject |
Netherlands
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423758277 |
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9781423758273 |
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1280439327 |
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9781280439322 |
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9786610439324 |
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661043932X |
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0198020767 |
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9780198020769 |
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1602565821 |
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9781602565821 |
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