Explanations : Styles of Explanation in Science
Overview
Our lives, states of health, relationships, behavior, experiences of the natural world, and the technologies that shape our contemporary existence are subject to a superfluity of competing, multi-faceted and sometimes incompatible explanations. Widespread confusion about the nature of "explanation" and its scope and limits pervades popular exposition of the natural sciences, popular history and philosophy of science. This fascinating book explores the way explanations work, why they vary between disciplines, periods, and cultures, and whether they have any necessary boundaries. In other words, Explanations aims to achieve a better understanding of explanation, both within the sciences and the humanities. It features contributions from expert writers from a wide range of disciplines, including science, philosophy, mathematics, and social anthropology.
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- ISBN-13: 9780198607786
- ISBN-10: 0198607784
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: June 2004
- Dimensions: 9.56 x 6.44 x 1.03 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 266
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