Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World

Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World Salmon Wesley C. Wydawca: Princeton University Press Data wydania: 1984 ISBN: 9780691101705 Liczba stron: 321 Format: 182 x 234 x 23 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Proposes philosophical theory of scientific explanation proposed that involves a treatment of causality that accords with the pervasively statistical character of contemporary science. This title describes three fundamental conceptions of scientific explanation - the epistemic, modal, and ontic.