Social mechanisms and explaining how : A reply to Kimberly Chuang
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Summary, in English
Kimberly Chuang’s detailed and very helpful reply to my article (2012a) concerns Jon Elster’s struggle to develop a mechanistic account that sheds light on explanation in social science. I argue that a problem exists with Elster’s current conception of mechanistic explanation in social contexts. Chuang (2012) defends Elster’s conception against my critique. I still believe I have identified a problem with Elster’s conception. In this reply I want to recapitulate briefly Elster’s idea, as I understand it, and then use some of Chuang’s critical points to advance the position I advocate.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
37-41
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Volym
1
Issue
9
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Ämne
- Educational Sciences
- Philosophy
Nyckelord
- causal explanation
- Elster
- social explanation
- mechanistic explanation
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 2471-9560