Scientific Explanation

• Main Authors: Weber, Erik. (Author), Van Bouwel, Jeroen. (Author), De Vreese, Leen. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Science > Philosophy.; Philosophy.; Philosophy of Science.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6446-0

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 sec...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Theories of Scientific Explanation
• Chapter 2. How to study Scientific Explanation?
• Chapter 3. A Toolbox for Describing and Evaluating Explanatory Practices
• Chapter 4. Examples of Descriptions and Evaluations of Explanatory Practices.