Explanation: Theoretical Approaches and ApplicationsGiora Hon, Sam S. Rakover Springer Science & Business Media, 30 nov 2001 - 332 pagina's For some years we have been conducting at the University of Haifa an interdisciplinary seminar on explanation in philosophy and psychology. We habitually begin the seminar with some philosophical reflections on explanation - an analysis of the concept and its metaphysical underpinnings. We discuss the various models and proceed to examine explanation in the setting of psychology. Thus, from the outset, we have focused not only on the concept itself but also on its application. The objective that we have set for the seminar, attended by students from both departments, Philosophy and Psychology, has been a critical understanding of the concept of explanation, its use and limitations. We were keen on deepening our understanding of the concept and on exploring its applications in fields of knowledge other than psychology. This was the motivation for convening an international conference on explanation and its application. The conference took place in the spring of 1998 under the auspices of the University of Haifa. The present book is the fruit of this meeting. The reader should note that the second part of the Introduction presents a detailed analytical account of the book. We hope that this overview will facilitate efficient use of the book by directing the reader's attention to those issues that might be of interest to him or her. |
Inhoudsopgave
PETER LIPTON What Good is An Explanation? | 43 |
PETER LIPTON Is Explanation A Guide to Inference? | 93 |
ORNA HARARIESHELKnowledge and Explanation in | 137 |
AARON BENZEEV The Explanation of Emotions | 167 |
SAM S RAKOVERThe DeductiveReconstruction Method | 185 |
BENJAMIN BEITHALLAHMI Explaining Religious | 207 |
MERRILEE H SALMON Explanation in Archaeology | 231 |
WILLIAM R UTTAL Can Psychological Processes Be | 251 |
ODED BALABAN The Use of Error as An Explanatory | 277 |
RUTH LORAND Are There Aesthetic Explanations? | 307 |
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Explanation: Theoretical Approaches and Applications Giora Hon,Sam S. Rakover Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2013 |
Explanation: Theoretical Approaches and Applications Giora Hon,Sam S. Rakover Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2010 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
according account of explanation aesthetic order analysis archaeologists argument Aristotle Aristotle's theory Bayes's theorem Bayesian beauty behavior Beit-Hallahmi believe Best Explanation Catch model causal causes claims cognitive psychology comet common complexity conclusion D-N model D-R method deductive Deductive-Nomological model definition determine discussion distinction emotions entailment Epistemology error Essays evidence example experience explanandum explanationist explanatory considerations fact function H-D method Hempel human hypothesis ISBN knowledge laws likeliness Lipton logical loveliness means mechanisms mental processes Mill's methods model of explanation modern nature notion object observed Oxford perceptual phenomena phenomenon philosophical Philosophy of Science photoelectric effect Posterior Analytics posterior probability potential explanation prediction premises principle prior probabilities prototypical psychology quasars question Rakover reason reconstruction religion religious Salmon scientific explanation scientists secularization Similarity rule social syllogism syllogistic target face Task theory test face theoretical truth-value University of Haifa University Press Wesley Salmon
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