Understanding how science explains the world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCain, Kevin, 1980- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Understanding life series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Why explanation matters in science
  • The general nature of explanation
  • Specific kinds of explanations
  • Explanation and prediction
  • Evaluating explanations
  • Explanatory quality and felt understanding
  • False theories, but accurate explanations?
  • From explanation to knowledge
  • Concluding remarks : explaining the world.