The Context of Explanation
Author:   M. Bunzl
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Volume:   149
ISBN:  

9789401047609


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   29 October 2012
Format:   Paperback
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In this book Martin Bunzl considers the prospects for a general and comprehensive account of explanation, given the variety of interests that prompt explanations in science. Bunzl argues that any successful account of explanation must deal with two very different contexts - one static and one dynamic. Traditionally, theories of explanation have been built for the former of these two contexts. That is to say, they are designed to show how it is that a 'finished' body of scientific knowledge can be put to explanatory use. But finished sciences are few and far between. Real 'explanation' also occurs in a dynamical context in which questions are asked and answers are given as theories are in the process of being constructed. Here, Bunzl argues that attending to explanation produced under these dynamic circumstances undermines prominent features of the theory of explanation produced in the traditional static context.

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Author:   M. Bunzl
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Volume:   149
Weight:   0.271kg
ISBN:  

9789401047609


ISBN 10:   940104760
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   29 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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One: The Deductive-Nomological Model Briefly Revisited.- Two: Causal Conception and Causal Connection.- Three: Identity and Unification.- Four: Pragmatics.- Five: Statics and Dynamics.- Six: Supervenience and Reductionism.- Seven: Laws.- Eight: Interpretation.- Nine: Causal Factuals.- Notes.- References.

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