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Explanation : Papers and Discussions by Stephan Koerner is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Explanation : Papers and Discussions about?
The papers and discussions contained in this book are devoted to closely interrelated aspects of explanation within, and outside, the natural and social sciences. The contributors, all of whom are well known for their philosophical works, have not been content to restate their positions, but have developed them further, in particular by reacting to objections raised in the discussion. The essays and discussions examine the nature of scientific explanation in general, the role of statistics in the natural and social sciences, the problem of the explanation of action, and the function of teleology and ideology.
Who reads Explanation : Papers and Discussions?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephan Koerner
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 1975
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780631161103
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Humanities
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