Understanding How Science Explains the World

Understanding How Science Explains the World
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 143
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ISBN-10 : 9781009002585
ISBN-13 : 1009002589
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Book Synopsis Understanding How Science Explains the World by : Kevin McCain

Download or read book Understanding How Science Explains the World written by Kevin McCain and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All people desire to know. We want to not only know what has happened, but also why it happened, how it happened, whether it will happen again, whether it can be made to happen or not happen, and so on. In short, what we want are explanations. Asking and answering explanatory questions lies at the very heart of scientific practice. The primary aim of this book is to help readers understand how science explains the world. This book explores the nature and contours of scientific explanation, how such explanations are evaluated, as well as how they lead to knowledge and understanding. As well as providing an introduction to scientific explanation, it also tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings, while remaining accessible to a general audience with little or no prior philosophical training.


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