David-Hillel Ruben

Explaining Explanation

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Produktbeschreibung

How does one explain the concept of 'explanation'? The attempts of Plato, Aristotle, Mill and Hempel are here examined, and the author provides his own solution to this question, both within philosophy of science and

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 144mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780415087650
• ISBN-10: 0415087651
• Artikelnr.: 22399106

Autorenporträt

David-Hillel Ruben

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements Getting our Bearings Plato on Explanation
Aristotle on Explanation Mill and Hempel on Explanation The Ontology of
Explanation Arguments, Laws and Explanation A Realist Theory of Explanation
Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index