Description
According to modern physics, many objectively improbable events actually occur, such as the spontaneous disintegration of radioactive atoms. Because of high levels of improbability, scientists are often at a loss to explain such phenomena. In this main essay of this book, Wesley Salmon offers a solution to scientific explanation based on the concept of statistical relevance (the S-R model). In this vein, the other two essays herein discuss “Statistical Relevance vs. Statistical Inference,” and “Explanation and Information.”
About the Author
Wesley C. Salmon (1925-2001) was University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, past president of the Philosophy of Science Association, and the author of numerous books, including Four Decades of Scientific Explanation;
Book Information
ISBN 9780822952251
Author Wesley C. Salmon
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint University of Pittsburgh Press
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press
About the Author
Wesley C. Salmon (1925-2001) was University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, past president of the Philosophy of Science Association, and the author of numerous books, including Four Decades of Scientific Explanation;
Book Information
ISBN 9780822952251
Author Wesley C. Salmon
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint University of Pittsburgh Press
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press
