Understanding How Science Explains the World
by
Kevin McCain
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Understanding Life
ISBN-10
1108995500
ISBN-13
9781108995504
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 7th, 2022
Print length
140 Pages
Weight
166 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 17.80 x 1.10 cms
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Explanation is a key aim of science. We seek to explain the world around us because doing so allows us to come to know about the world and to better understand it. This book explores the nature and contours of scientific explanation and how they lead to knowledge and understanding.
All people desire to know. We want to not only know what has happened, but also why it happened, how it happened, whether it will happen again, whether it can be made to happen or not happen, and so on. In short, what we want are explanations. Asking and answering explanatory questions lies at the very heart of scientific practice. The primary aim of this book is to help readers understand how science explains the world. This book explores the nature and contours of scientific explanation, how such explanations are evaluated, as well as how they lead to knowledge and understanding. As well as providing an introduction to scientific explanation, it also tackles misconceptions and misunderstandings, while remaining accessible to a general audience with little or no prior philosophical training.
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