The nature of explanation
By: Peter Achinstein.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy.
Description: A new approach to the definition of scientific explanation. Unlike standard theories, it focuses initially on the explaining act itself, to which reference must be made in order to understand what an explanation is and how it can be evaluated in the sciences.
Notes: Includes index.