Description
About the Author
Professor David-Hillel is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of London. His most recent book is Action and Its Explanation (2003).
Reviews
"This book offers a splendid critical discussion of philosophical work on explanation . . . of special interest is Ruben's view of the place of laws in explanation, which has been substantially modified and sharpened in this second edition."
-Elliott Sober, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Reviews from the first edition:
"Explaining Explanation is what many books claim to be, but few actually are-a book that is both accessible to 'the advanced undergraduate' and of interest to professional philosophers. It presents a good overview of a wide spectrum of work on explanation with admirable clarity and concision."
-Mind
"A thoughtful exploration rather than a manifesto. It shows someone hard at work wrestling with difficult problems and committed to helping others to do the same."
-Peter Lipton in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
"Explaining Explanation contains a great many important and stimulating discussions. . . . I strongly recommend it to anyone with an interest in causation and explanation."
-James Woodward in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
"The volume succeeds admirably in being accessible to undergraduates and helpful to specialists in the field."
-Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781612050683
Author David-Hillel Ruben
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 340g