Explanations - styles of explanation in science (Hardcover, New)

Our lives, states of health, relationships, behaviour, experiences of the natural world, and the technologies that shape our contemporary existence are subject to a superfluity of competing, multi-faceted and sometimes incompatible explanations. Widespread confusion about the nature of 'explanation' and its scope and limits pervades popular exposition of the natural sciences, popular history and philosophy of science. This fascinating and intriguing book explores the way explanations work, why they vary between disciplines, periods, and cultures, and whether they have any necessary boundaries. In other words, Explanations aims to achieve a better understanding of explanation, both within the sciences and the humanities. It features contributions from expert writers from a wide range of disciplines, including science, philosophy, mathematics, and social anthropology.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	June 2004
Editors:	John Cornwell
Dimensions:	243 x 164 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-860778-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Promotions
LSN:	0-19-860778-4
Barcode:	9780198607786

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