1st Edition

Explanation, Law, and Cause

Edited By Lawrence Sklar Copyright 2000
398 Pages
by Routledge

About the Series Contemporary philosophy of science combines a general study from a philosophical perspective of the methods of science, with an inquiry, again from the philosophical point of view, into foundational issues that arise in the various special sciences. Methodological philosophy of science has deep connections with issues at the center of pure philosophy. It makes use of important... Read more
Introduction, A. Explanatory Models, B. Statistical Explanation, C. Laws of Nature, D. Causes and Causation

Biography

Lawrence Sklar