A dialogue on explanation / C. Mantzavinos.
This book introduces a panorama of the philosophical theory of explanation. The author writes it as a philosophical dialogue between two interlocutors, Philip and a student. In the process of their talk, the two present a defense of the position of explanatory pluralism. The fictional dialogue takes...
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[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part I. On the Covering Law Model of Explanation
- Part II. On Explanation as Unification and other Models of Explanation
- Part II. On Explanatory Games
- Part IV. On Explanatory Progress
- Notes
- Bibliography.