Why metaphysicians do not explain
Författare
Redaktör
- Anne Reboul
Summary, in English
The paper discusses the concept of explanation in metaphysics. Different types of explanation are identified and explored. Scientific explanation is compared with (alleged) metaphysical explanation. The comparison illustrates the difficulties with applying the concept of explanation in metaphysics.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2011
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Philosophical papers dedicated to Kevin Mulligan
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Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Université de Genève, Faculté des Lettres
Ämne
- Medical Ethics
- Philosophy
Nyckelord
- metaphysics
- explanation
- Mulligan
Status
Published