Reason and Explanation, Poston

Автор: Humphreys Paul
Название: The Chances of Explanation: Causal Explanation in the Social, Medical, and Physical Sciences
ISBN: 0691605823 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691605821
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: This book provides a post-positivist theory of deterministic and probabilistic causality that supports both quantitative and qualitative explanations. Features of particular interest include the ability to provide true explanations in contexts where our knowledge is incomplete, a systematic interpretation of causal modeling techniques in the social

Автор: Ferejohn Michael T.
Название: Formal Causes: Definition, Explanation, and Unity in Socratic and Aristotelian Thought
ISBN: 019969530X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199695300
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: Michael T. Ferejohn presents a new analysis of Aristotle`s theory of explanation and scientific knowledge, in the context of its Socratic roots. Ferejohn shows how Aristotle resolves the tension between his commitment to the formal-case model of explanation and his recognition of the role of efficient causes in explaining natural phenomena.

Автор: Peter Lipton
Название: Inference to the Best Explanation
ISBN: 0415242037 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415242035
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Inference to the Best Explanation is an unrivalled exposition of a theory of particular interest to students both of epistemology and the philosophy of science.