Forms of explanation
Subtitle: rethinking the questions in social theory
By: Alan Garfinkel.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New Haven; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Social sciences.
Description: What makes one explanation better than another? How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question? In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered. He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.