{"product_id":"explanation-and-understanding-paperback","title":"Explanation and Understanding - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnon Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience has multiple goals: to describe the world, as it is now; to predict the future and to make inferences about the past. Science also aims to understand the world - to explain why it is the way it is. But what does it take to explain a phenomenon? How does science generate understanding and what does that take?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thorough and clearly written introduction to scientific explanation, Arnon Levy explores the following problems and questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe background to the topic of scientific explanation, particularly the questions of what an explanation is, what makes a good explanation and why seek them in the first place\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eempiricism about explanation: Hempel's deductive-nomological model and its problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eunificationism about explanation: must good scientific explanations fit into an overall 'explanatory store'?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecausation and explanation: Lewis's description-based model, Woodward's interventionist view and Strevens's criterion of selection theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econnections between explanation and understanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emodels, idealization and explanation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enon-causal explanation and explanation in non-scientific contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe nature of understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional features, such as chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and a glossary, make this an excellent resource for students of philosophy of science, metaphysics and epistemology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnon Levy \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He holds a PhD in philosophy and an MA in biology, both from Harvard University. His work covers explanation and understanding in science, the nature of modeling and scientific representation, and the role of science in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602075779346,"sku":"9781138700444","price":98.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/phi-6xuRy79781138700444.webp?v=1791319887","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/explanation-and-understanding-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}