Explanation in the Special Sciences The Case of Biology and History /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kaiser, Marie I. (Editor), Scholz, Oliver R. (Editor), Plenge, Daniel (Editor), Hüttemann, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 367
• Subjects: Philosophy.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Biology > Philosophy.; Philosophy of Biology.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.

Biology and history are often viewed as closely related disciplines, with biology informed by history, especially in its task of charting our evolutionary past. Maximizing the opportunities for cross-fertilization in these two fields requires an accurate reckoning of their commonalities and differen...