Reasons Why
Author:   Bradford Skow (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198785842


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 August 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Bradford Skow (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 24.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 17.10cm
Weight:   0.382kg
ISBN:  

9780198785842


ISBN 10:   0198785844
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: A Few Opening Remarks 2: From Explanations to Why-Questions 3: Reasons Why are Causes or Grounds 4: Levels of Reasons Why 5: Applications 6: Teleology and Reasons for Action 7: Conclusion

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Bradford Skow's elegant and tightly argued book goes very much against the prevailing tide of recent discussions of scientific explanation. While many emphasize the pluralism and contextualism of explanatory practice, Skow offers a remarkably simple account of explanation for events: the reasons why an event occurs are always either causes or grounds of that event. Skow's defense of this account is ingenious and worth taking seriously...Skow offers an innovative and refreshing intervention in debates about explanation and reasons why. His approach will surely be of interest to those sympathetic to Lewis' work on explanation and to those with a stake in integrating causes and grounds into a coherent metaphysical picture. Christopher Pincock, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


Author Information

Bradford Skow earned his BA from Oberlin College and his PhD from New York University. He is the author of Objective Becoming, published by Oxford University Press.

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