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Understanding How Science Explains the World
Taschenbuch von Kevin McCain
Sprache: Englisch

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All people desire to know. We want to not only know what has happened, but also why it happened, how it happened, whether it will happen again, whether it can be made to happen or not happen, and so on. In short, what we want are explanations. Asking and answering explanatory questions lies at the very heart of scientific practice. The primary aim of this book is to help readers understand how science explains the world. This book explores the nature and contours of scientific explanation, how such explanations are evaluated, as well as how they lead to knowledge and understanding. As well as providing an introduction to scientific explanation, it also tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings, while remaining accessible to a general audience with little or no prior philosophical training.
All people desire to know. We want to not only know what has happened, but also why it happened, how it happened, whether it will happen again, whether it can be made to happen or not happen, and so on. In short, what we want are explanations. Asking and answering explanatory questions lies at the very heart of scientific practice. The primary aim of this book is to help readers understand how science explains the world. This book explores the nature and contours of scientific explanation, how such explanations are evaluated, as well as how they lead to knowledge and understanding. As well as providing an introduction to scientific explanation, it also tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings, while remaining accessible to a general audience with little or no prior philosophical training.
Über den Autor
Kevin McCain is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His academic research interests lie in epistemology and philosophy of science, focusing on the role of explanatory reasoning in the production of scientific knowledge. He is the author/editor of numerous articles and books, including Uncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance (Oxford University Press, 2019), What Is Scientific Knowledge (Routledge, 2019) and The Nature of Scientific Knowledge (Springer, 2016).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Why Explanation Matters in Science; 2. The General Nature of Explanation; 3. Specific Kinds of Explanations; 4. Explanation and Prediction; 5. Evaluating Explanations; 6. Explanatory Quality and Felt Understanding; 7. False Theories, But Accurate Explanations?; 8. From Explanation to Knowledge.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 140
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781108995504
ISBN-10: 1108995500
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: McCain, Kevin
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 179 x 130 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Kevin McCain
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.07.2022
Gewicht: 0,168 kg
preigu-id: 121436272
Über den Autor
Kevin McCain is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His academic research interests lie in epistemology and philosophy of science, focusing on the role of explanatory reasoning in the production of scientific knowledge. He is the author/editor of numerous articles and books, including Uncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance (Oxford University Press, 2019), What Is Scientific Knowledge (Routledge, 2019) and The Nature of Scientific Knowledge (Springer, 2016).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Why Explanation Matters in Science; 2. The General Nature of Explanation; 3. Specific Kinds of Explanations; 4. Explanation and Prediction; 5. Evaluating Explanations; 6. Explanatory Quality and Felt Understanding; 7. False Theories, But Accurate Explanations?; 8. From Explanation to Knowledge.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 140
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781108995504
ISBN-10: 1108995500
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: McCain, Kevin
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 179 x 130 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Kevin McCain
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.07.2022
Gewicht: 0,168 kg
preigu-id: 121436272
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