Explaining Explanation

Abingdon, UK: Routledge (1990)
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Abstract

This book introduces readers to the topic of explanation. The insights of Plato, Aristotle, J.S. Mill and Carl Hempel are examined, and are used to argue against the view that explanation is merely a problem for the philosophy of science. Having established its importance for understanding knowledge in general, the book concludes with a bold and original explanation of explanation.

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David-Hillel Ruben
Birkbeck, University of London

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