John Cornwell

Gebundenes Buch

Explanations

Styles of Explanation in Science

Ed. by John Cornwell

Beschreibung

Scientists often talk about the search for meaning, and about explanations that can make sense of the universe. But what do we mean by this, and what information do thse explanations give us? In Explanations, eminent philosophers and scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds address this problem, to provoke and inspire reflection on how and why we explain things the way we do.

Autor

John Cornwell is an author and journalist, and Director of the Science and Human Dimension Project at Jesus College, Cambridge. He is the editor of two previous collections, also published by OUP: Nature's Imagination (1994) and Consciousness and Human Identity (1998).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 167mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9780198607786
• ISBN-10: 0198607784
• Artikelnr.: 12526101