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The nature of explanation / Peter Achinstein.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1983.Description: ix, 385 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0195032152
  • 9780195032154
  • 019503743X (pbk)
  • 9780195037432 (pbk)
  • 0198219989 (pbk)
  • 9780198219989 (pbk)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Nature of explanation.; Online version:: Nature of explanation.DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 121 A178N
LOC classification:
  • BD237 .A25 1983
Contents:
Explaining -- What Is an Explanation? -- The Evaluation of Explanations -- Can There Be a Model of Scientific Explanation? -- The Causal Relation -- Causal Explanation -- Functional Explanation -- The Limits of Explanation -- Evidence and Explanation.
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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 121 A178N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 062864

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Explaining -- What Is an Explanation? -- The Evaluation of Explanations -- Can There Be a Model of Scientific Explanation? -- The Causal Relation -- Causal Explanation -- Functional Explanation -- The Limits of Explanation -- Evidence and Explanation.

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