Explanation and Understanding

by Georg Henrik von Wright

Book Overview

"Explanation and Understanding, perhaps von Wright's best-known book, showed the influence of Wittgenstein, but marked a clean break with the positivism of his youth. He suggested that human action could not be explained causally by scientific or 'natural' laws, but had to be understood 'intentionally'--a concept connected with wants and beliefs developed in a social and cultural context."--Daily Telegraph"This is a very good book packed with much...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801406447
• ISBN13: 9780801406447
• Release Date: October 1971
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher