This thorough and clearly written introduction to scientific explanation is an excellent resource for students of philosophy of science, metaphysics and philosophy of psychology.
This thorough and clearly written introduction to scientific explanation is an excellent resource for students of philosophy of science, metaphysics and philosophy of psychology.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Arnon Levy is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. His research has dealt with explanation and models, especially in biological contexts. Recently, he has also turned his attention to questions about science, values and the role of scientific institutions in society.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: what this book (and isn't) about 2. The history (and prehistory) of scientific explanation 3. The Move to Causal Accounts 4. Explanation and Difference-making 5. Production and Mechanistic Explanation 6. Models and Explanation 7. Beyond Causal Explanation 8. What is Understanding 9. Connecting understanding and explanation 10. Coda: the place of explanation. Glossary Index
1. Introduction: what this book (and isn't) about 2. The history (and prehistory) of scientific explanation 3. The Move to Causal Accounts 4. Explanation and Difference-making 5. Production and Mechanistic Explanation 6. Models and Explanation 7. Beyond Causal Explanation 8. What is Understanding 9. Connecting understanding and explanation 10. Coda: the place of explanation. Glossary Index
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