Understanding how science explains the world /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2022.
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| 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.