Scientific Explanation

by Jeroen Van Bouwel, Erik Weber, Leen De Vreese

When scientist investigate why things happen, they aim at giving an explanation. But what does a scientific explanation look like? In the first chapter (Theories of Scientific Explanation) of this book, the milestones in the debate on how to characterize scientific explanations are exposed. The second chapter (How to Study Scientific Explanation?) scrutinizes the working-method of three important philosophers of explanation, Carl Hempel, Philip...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400764456
• ISBN13: 9789400764453
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 93 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"