Scientific explanation, laws of nature and causation are crucial and frontier issues in the philosophy of science. This book studies the complex relationship between the three concepts, aiming to achieve a holistic synthesis about explanation-laws-causation.
Scientific explanation, laws of nature and causation are crucial and frontier issues in the philosophy of science. This book studies the complex relationship between the three concepts, aiming to achieve a holistic synthesis about explanation-laws-causation.
Wei Wang is a professor at the Institute of Science, Technology and Society, Tsinghua University. His research interests include general philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, and philosophy of biology.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface for the English version Preface for the Chinese version 1 Hempel's scientific explanation models and their problems 2 Six decades of scientific explanation 3 The very nature of laws of nature 4 The conceptions of scientific explanation and approaches to laws of nature 5 Causal mechanism and lawful explanation 6 Is there such a thing as a ceteris paribus law? 7 Explanation and reduction 8 Scientific explanation and historical interpretation 9 Synthesis: explanation, laws, and causation Bibliography Index
Preface for the English version Preface for the Chinese version 1 Hempel's scientific explanation models and their problems 2 Six decades of scientific explanation 3 The very nature of laws of nature 4 The conceptions of scientific explanation and approaches to laws of nature 5 Causal mechanism and lawful explanation 6 Is there such a thing as a ceteris paribus law? 7 Explanation and reduction 8 Scientific explanation and historical interpretation 9 Synthesis: explanation, laws, and causation Bibliography Index
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