Because without cause : non-causal explanation in science and mathematics /

Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds o...

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Non-causal explanation in science and mathematics
1. Verfasser:
Lange, Marc
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds of non-causal explanations in science and mathematics.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxii, 489 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-026950-2
0-19-026949-9
Schlagworte:
Probabilities > Philosophy.
Conditional expectations (Mathematics)
Science > Philosophy.
Mathematics > Philosophy.
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