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Probability, Pragmatics, and Unification

This lecture examines the remaining major issues in the philosophy of explanation, including Bas van Fraassen's radical proposal that explanation is no part of science itself and that good explanations are nothing deeper than contextually appropriate answers to "why" questions.

English
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Created December 23, 2023 by
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  • Modified December 23, 2023 by
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