The nature of scientific thinking on interpretation, explanation, and understanding / Jan Faye, Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Author/creator | Faye, Jan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. |
| Description | xiv, 333 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Forms of understanding -- Understanding as organized beliefs -- On interpretation -- Representations -- Scientific explanation -- Causal explanations -- Other types of explanations -- The pragmatics of explanation -- Not just why-questions -- A rhetorical approach to explanation -- Pluralism and the unity of science. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-325) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014497660 |
| ISBN | 9781137389824 |
| ISBN | 1137389826 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |