Theories of explanation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Joseph C. Pitt
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| Titolo: |
Theories of explanation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Joseph C. Pitt
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1988 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (228 p. ) : 4 text-figures |
| Disciplina: | 501 |
| Soggetto topico: | Explanation |
| Science - Philosophy | |
| Altri autori: |
PittJoseph C
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographies. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An anthology of readings on theories of explanation, one of the major concerns of philosophers of science. Significant readings are included from all major schools of thought on the topic. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Theories of explanation |
| ISBN: | 0-19-802166-6 |
| 1-281-34668-3 | |
| 1-60129-657-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816959403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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