Metaphysical explanations and the counterfactual theory of explanation
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DOI: 10.1007/s11098-020-01518-8
Abstract: According to an increasingly popular view among philosophers of science, both causal and non-causal explanations can be accounted for by a single theory: the counterfactual theory of explanation. A kind of non-causal explanation that has… read more here.
Keywords: explanation; counterfactual theory; theory explanation; metaphysical explanations ... See more keywords
Panel Discussion of Henry Yeung’s Theory and Explanation in Geography
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DOI: 10.15201/hungeobull.74.3.1
Abstract: This paper focuses on Henry Yeung’s recently published book with Wiley, Theory and Explanation in Geography, discussing it through the lens of an international group of scholars and from various perspectives. On the one hand,… read more here.
Keywords: explanation geography; philosophy; theory explanation; geography ... See more keywords