Explanatory Structures
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Explanatory Structures
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Author : Stephen Gaukroger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Explanatory Structures written by Stephen Gaukroger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Science categories.
Explanatory Structures In Natural And Human Science
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Author : John D. Greenwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Explanatory Structures In Natural And Human Science written by John D. Greenwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Psychology categories.
The Explanatory Indispensability Of Mathematics
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Author : Nils Richards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Explanatory Indispensability Of Mathematics written by Nils Richards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Electronic books categories.
Inference to the best explanation (IBE) is the principle of inference according to which, when faced with a set of competing hypotheses, where each hypothesis is empirically adequate for explaining the phenomena, we should infer the truth of the hypothesis that best explains the phenomena. When our theories correctly display this principle, we call them our 'best'. In this paper, I examine the explanatory role of mathematics in our best scientific theories. In particular, I will elucidate the enormous utility of mathematical structures. I argue from a reformed indispensability argument that mathematical structures are explanatorily indispensable to our best scientific theories. Therefore, IBE scientific realism entails mathematical realism. I develop a naturalistic, neo-Quinean ontology, which grounds physical and mathematical entities in structures. Mathematical structures are the truth-makers for the entities of our quantificational discourse. I also develop an 'ontic conception' of explanation, according to which explanations exist in the world, whether or not we discover and model them. I apply the ontic account to mathematical structures, arguing that these structures are the explanations for particles, forces, and even the conservation laws of physics. As such, mathematical structures provide the fundamental grounding for ontological commitment. I conclude by reviewing the evidence from modern physics for the existence of mathematical structures.
Understanding Expository Text
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Author : Bruce K. Britton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-01
Understanding Expository Text written by Bruce K. Britton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-01 with Psychology categories.
Originally published in 1985, the various chapters in this volume give examples of research on all three aspects of text understanding – namely, structure, world knowledge and process. More than this, however, the research described represents a shift in emphasis from studying stories, which dominated the field in the late 1970s, to studying expository text. This focus on stories was probably due to the essential first step in any science of examining the simplest materials possible. However, the editors thought that it was time to shift the research focus from stories to expository text and this volume is their attempt to provide this transition.
The Structure Of Explanatory Statements In Classical Physics
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Author : George Lincoln Farre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Structure Of Explanatory Statements In Classical Physics written by George Lincoln Farre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Physics categories.
Effects Of Explanatory Structure Building On Interest In And Understanding Of Hypertext News About Science And Technology
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Author : Ronald A. Yaros
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Effects Of Explanatory Structure Building On Interest In And Understanding Of Hypertext News About Science And Technology written by Ronald A. Yaros and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Understanding Explanation And Scientific Knowledge
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Author : Kareem Khalifa
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-05
Understanding Explanation And Scientific Knowledge written by Kareem Khalifa and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-05 with Philosophy categories.
The first comprehensive exploration of the nature and value of understanding, addressing burgeoning debates in epistemology and philosophy of science.
The Logical Structure Of Explanatory Argument With Special Reference To History
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Author : Arthur W. Collins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Logical Structure Of Explanatory Argument With Special Reference To History written by Arthur W. Collins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with History categories.
Understanding Scientific Understanding
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Author : Henk W. de Regt
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-07-24
Understanding Scientific Understanding written by Henk W. de Regt and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-24 with Science categories.
It is widely acknowledged that a central aim of science is to achieve understanding of the world around us, and that possessing such understanding is highly important in our present-day society. But what does it mean to achieve this understanding? What precisely is scientific understanding? These are philosophical questions that have not yet received satisfactory answers. While there has been an ongoing debate about the nature of scientific explanation since Carl Hempel advanced his covering-law model in 1948, the related notion of understanding has been largely neglected, because most philosophers regarded understanding as merely a subjective by-product of objective explanations. By contrast, this book puts scientific understanding center stage. It is primarily a philosophical study, but also contains detailed historical case studies of scientific practice. In contrast to most existing studies in this area, it takes into account scientists' views and analyzes their role in scientific debate and development. The aim of Understanding Scientific Understanding is to develop and defend a philosophical theory of scientific understanding that can describe and explain the historical variation of criteria for understanding actually employed by scientists. The theory does justice to the insights of such famous physicists as Werner Heisenberg and Richard Feynman, while bringing much-needed conceptual rigor to their intuitions. The scope of the proposed account of understanding is the natural sciences: while the detailed case studies derive from physics, examples from other sciences are presented to illustrate its wider validity.
Explanatory Models In Linguistics
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Author : Noam Chomsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Explanatory Models In Linguistics written by Noam Chomsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Grammar, Comparative and general categories.