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Rethinking Explanation
. Ed(S): Persson, Johannes; Ylikoski, Petri
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Paperback. Editor(s): Persson, Johannes; Ylikoski, Petri. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
This volume is a product of the international research project Theory of Explanation, which was funded by the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS). The project started in 2001 and operated for a period of three years by organizing a number of workshops on scientific explanation in Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. The workshops included presentations by people involved in the project and by invited guests. Both groups are represented in this volume, which brings together some of the papers presented in these meetings. The central theme of the research project was ... Read more
This volume is a product of the international research project Theory of Explanation, which was funded by the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS). The project started in 2001 and operated for a period of three years by organizing a number of workshops on scientific explanation in Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. The workshops included presentations by people involved in the project and by invited guests. Both groups are represented in this volume, which brings together some of the papers presented in these meetings. The central theme of the research project was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400787087
SKU
V9789400787087
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Rethinking Explanation
From the reviews: "‘Rethinking Explanation’ is Volume 152 of the Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science. … The writing style of all chapters, though ‘academic’, is clear, intelligible, comparatively jargon-free for philosophy-suave readers … . The present book … indicate that inasmuch as all scientific/technological and humanistic knowledge domains retain a rapid expansion into ... Read more