Explaining Explanation

David-Hillel Ruben (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

278 Seiten

1992
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-08765-0 (ISBN)

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How does one explain the concept of 'explanation'? The attempts of Plato, Aristotle, Mill and Hempel are here examined, and the author provides his own solution to this question, both within philosophy of science and epistemology in general.

This book introduces readers to the topic of explanation. The insights of Plato, Aristotle, J.S. Mill and Carl Hempel are examined, and are used to argue against the view that explanation is merely a problem for the philosophy of science. Having established its importance for understanding knowledge in general, the book concludes with a bold and original explanation of explanation.

David-Hillel Ruben

Preface and Acknowledgements Getting our Bearings Plato on Explanation Aristotle on Explanation Mill and Hempel on Explanation The Ontology of Explanation Arguments, Laws and Explanation A Realist Theory of Explanation Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.11.1992
Reihe/Serie	Problems of Philosophy
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	362 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-415-08765-1 / 0415087651
ISBN-13	978-0-415-08765-0 / 9780415087650
Zustand	Neuware