The Resource Explanations : styles of explanation in science, edited by John Cornwell
Explanations : styles of explanation in science, edited by John Cornwell
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- Summary
- 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 wayexplanations work, why they vary between disciplines, periods, and cultures, and whether they have any necessary boundaries
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 238 pages)
- Contents
-
- What good is an explanation? / Peter Lipton
- Can science explain everything? Can science explain anything? / Steven Weinberg
- Explaining the universe / Martin Rees
- Does physics rule the roost of scientific explanation? / William C. Saslaw
- Mathematical explanation / John D. Barrow
- Ponderable matter : explanation in chemistry / Peter Atkins
- The biology of the future and the future of biology / Steven Rose
- Teleology : the explanation that bedevils biology / David Hanke
- What is it not like to be a brain? / Colin McGinn
- Ontology and scientific explanation / Tian Yu Cao
- From explanation to interpretation in social anthropology / Jack Goody
- Passing it on : redescribing scientific explanation / Jon Turney
- Isbn
- 9781280698859
- Label
- Explanations : styles of explanation in science
- Title
- Explanations
- Title remainder
- styles of explanation in science
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by John Cornwell
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 wayexplanations work, why they vary between disciplines, periods, and cultures, and whether they have any necessary boundaries
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 121/.6
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- BD237
- LC item number
- .E88 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Cornwell, John
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Explanation
- PHILOSOPHY
- Explanation
- Naturwissenschaften
- Erklärung
- Wissenschaftstheorie
- Wetenschappen
- Wetenschappelijke technieken
- Naturwissenschaften
- Erklärung
- Wissenschaftstheorie
- Label
- Explanations : styles of explanation in science, edited by John Cornwell
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
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- Contents
- What good is an explanation? / Peter Lipton -- Can science explain everything? Can science explain anything? / Steven Weinberg -- Explaining the universe / Martin Rees -- Does physics rule the roost of scientific explanation? / William C. Saslaw -- Mathematical explanation / John D. Barrow -- Ponderable matter : explanation in chemistry / Peter Atkins -- The biology of the future and the future of biology / Steven Rose -- Teleology : the explanation that bedevils biology / David Hanke -- What is it not like to be a brain? / Colin McGinn -- Ontology and scientific explanation / Tian Yu Cao -- From explanation to interpretation in social anthropology / Jack Goody -- Passing it on : redescribing scientific explanation / Jon Turney
- Control code
- 778448349
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 238 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781280698859
- Level of compression
- unknown
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- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778448349
- Label
- Explanations : styles of explanation in science, edited by John Cornwell
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- What good is an explanation? / Peter Lipton -- Can science explain everything? Can science explain anything? / Steven Weinberg -- Explaining the universe / Martin Rees -- Does physics rule the roost of scientific explanation? / William C. Saslaw -- Mathematical explanation / John D. Barrow -- Ponderable matter : explanation in chemistry / Peter Atkins -- The biology of the future and the future of biology / Steven Rose -- Teleology : the explanation that bedevils biology / David Hanke -- What is it not like to be a brain? / Colin McGinn -- Ontology and scientific explanation / Tian Yu Cao -- From explanation to interpretation in social anthropology / Jack Goody -- Passing it on : redescribing scientific explanation / Jon Turney
- Control code
- 778448349
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 238 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781280698859
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778448349
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