Modes of Explanation

Affordances for Action and Prediction
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-40645-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 6092 g

Modes of Explanation is the first book in decades to attempt to bring these conflicting approaches together and to offer a compelling narrative to explore how the paradox of 'explanation' can converge.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lissack, M.

Graber, A.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: CONTEXT 1. Introduction; Michael Lissack, Abraham Graber 2. A Place in History; Alicia Juarrero 3. The Context of Our Query; Michael Lissack PART II: CASE STUDY 4. Case Study: Creationism; Zack Kopplin PART III: EXAMINING THE CASE 5. Scientific Realism on Historical Science and Creationism; Abraham Graber 6. A Pragmatic Constructivist Take on the Case; Michael Lissack PART IV: DIALOGUE 7. Robustness and Explanation; William Wimsatt 8. A Mode of 'Epi-Thinking' Leads to the Exploration of Vagueness and Finality; Stanley Salthe 9. Occam's Razor, the Complexity of Truth, and the Simplicity Puzzle; Kevin Kelly, Konstantin Genin 10. Getting a Grip; Nancy Nersessian 11. Modes of Explanation; Sandra Mitchell 12. Narrative as a Mode of Explanation; Rukmini Nair 13. Economic Explanations; Paul Thagard 14. Narratives and Models in Complex Systems; Timothy Allen, Edmond Ramly, Samantha Paulsen, Gregori Kanatzidis, Nathan Miller 15. Evaluating Explanations through their Conceptual Structures; Steven Wallis 16. Investigating the Lay and Scientific Norms for Using "Explanation" Jonathan Waskan, Ian Harmon, Andrew Higgins, Joseph Spino PART V: CONCLUSION 17. Conclusion; Michael Lissack, Abraham Graber PART VI: AFTERWORD Afterword 1. The Scientific Attitude Toward Explanation; Lee McIntyre Afterword 2. Explanation Revisited; Jan Faye Afterword 3. Is The World Completely Intelligible?; Peter Achinstein Afterword 4. Explanation and Pluralism; Beckett Sterner Reprise; Michael Lissack

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Achinstein, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Timothy Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Jan Faye, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Alicia Juarrero, Prince George's Community College, USA

Kevin Kelly, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Zachary Kopplin, Rice University, USA

Lee McIntyre, Boston University, USA

Sandra Mitchell, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Nancy Nersessian, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Stanley Salthe, City University of New York, USA

Beckett Sterner, University of Michigan, USA

Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo, Canada

Steven Wallis, Capella University, USA

Jonathan Waskan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

William Wimsatt, University of Chicago, USA

Konstantin Genin, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Ian Harmon, Rice University, USA

Andrew Higgins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Gregori Kanatzidis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Nathan Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Samantha Paulsen, Rice University, USA

Joseph Spino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Edmond Ramly, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA