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Because without cause : non-causal explanations in science and mathematics /

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Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lange, Marc, 1963- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Series:Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
Subjects:
Probabilities > Philosophy.
Conditional expectations (Mathematics)
Science > Philosophy.
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Probabilités > Philosophie.
Espérances conditionnelles (Mathématiques)
Mathématiques > Philosophie.
Mathematics > Philosophy
Probabilities > Philosophy
Science > Philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds of non-causal explanations in science and mathematics.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190269500
0190269502