{"product_id":"explanation-and-understanding","title":"Explanation And Understanding","description":"\u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eScience aims to describe reality, to predict the future and to supply us with technology. But it also aims to explain and understand the world. What does it take to explain a phenomenon? Why are some explanations better than others? How do explanation and understanding relate to each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eIn this thorough and clearly written introduction, Arnon Levy explores philosophical theories of explanation and understanding which can help answer these questions. Highlighted themes include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are explanations and what makes some explanations better than others?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpiricism about explanation: Hempel''s Deductive-Nomological model and its discontents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCausation and Causal theories of explanation: From Lewis, through Woodward to Strevens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplanatory models, the role idealization and abstraction in generating understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanistic explanation: What is a mechanism? What kind of understanding do mechanistic models supply?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMathematical and other non-causal explanations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding and its relation to explanation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp dir=\"LTR\"\u003eArguments are fleshed out with examples, chapter summaries, a glossary of key terms, and accompanying illustrations. As such, \u003ci\u003eExplanation and Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e is suitable for independent study or as a companion to classes in philosophy of science, metaphysics and other areas of philosophy in which explanation looms large.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57193215295870,"sku":"NW9781138700444","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781138700444.jpg?v=1778545717","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/explanation-and-understanding","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}