Plausible Worlds - Possibility and Understanding in History and the Social Sciences (Paperback, New Ed)

Possibilities haunt history. The force of our explanations of events turns on the alternative possibilities those explanations suggest. It is these possible worlds that give us our understanding; and in human affairs, we decide them by practical rather than theoretical judgment. In this widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in explanation, Geoffrey Hawthorn deploys extended examples to defend his argument. His conclusions cast doubt on existing assumptions about the nature and place of theory, and indeed of the possibility of knowledge itself, in the human sciences.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1993
First published:	1991
Authors:	Geoffrey Hawthorn
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-45776-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	0-521-45776-9
Barcode:	9780521457767

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