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

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

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...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kaiser, Marie I. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Scholz, Oliver R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Plenge, Daniel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hüttemann, Andreas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Σειρά:Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 367
Θέματα:
Philosophy.
History.
Philosophy and science.
Biology > Philosophy.
Philosophy of Biology.
History of Science.
Philosophy of Science.
Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1. Introduction – Points of Contact between Biology and History; Marie I. Kaiser and Daniel Plenge
  • Part I. General Issues on Explanation
  • 2. The Ontic Account of Scientific Explanation; Carl F. Craver
  • Part II Explanation in the Biological Sciences
  • 3. Causal Graphs and Biological Mechanisms; Alexander Gebharter and Marie I. Kaiser
  • 4. Semiotic Explanation in the Biological Sciences; Ulrich Krohs
  • 5. Mechanisms, Pathomechanisms, and Disease in Scientific Clinical Medicine; Gerhard Müller-Strahl
  • 6. The Generalizations of Biology: Historical and Contingent?; Alexander Reutlinger
  • 7. Evolutionary Explanations and the Role of Mechanisms; Gerhard Schurz
  • Part III Explanation in the Historical Sciences
  • 8. Explaining Roman History – A Case Study; Stephan Berry
  • 9. Causal Explanation and Historical Meaning: How to Solve the Problem of the Specific Historical Relation between Events; Doris Gerber
  • 10. Do Historians Study the Mechanisms of History? A Sketch; Daniel Plenge
  • 11. Philosophy of History – Metaphysics and Epistemology; Oliver R. Scholz
  • 12. Causal Explanations of Historical Trends; Derek D. Turner
  • Part IV Bridging the Two Disciplines
  • 13. Aspects of Human Historiographic Explanation: A View from the Philosophy of Science; Stuart Glennan
  • 14. History and the Sciences; Philip Kitcher and Daniel Immerwahr
  • 15 Explanation and Intervention in Coupled Human and Natural Systems; Daniel Steel
  • 16. Biology and Natural History: What Makes the Difference; Aviezer Tucker.

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