Geoffrey Hawthorn,
Geoffrey (University of Cambridge) Hawthorn
Plausible Worlds
Possibility and Understanding in History and the Social Sciences
Paperback Engels 1993 9780521457767Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Possibilities haunt history. The force of our explanations of events turns on the alternative possibilities these explanations suggest. It is these possible worlds which give us our understanding; and in human affairs we decide them by practical rather than theoretical judgement. In his widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in explanation, Geoffrey Hawthorn deploys extended examples from history and modern times to defend his argument. His conclusions cast doubt on existing assumptions about the nature and place of theory, and indeed of the possibility of knowledge itself, in the human sciences.
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ISBN13:9780521457767
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:208
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
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1. Counterfactuals, explanation and understanding; 2. Plague and fertility in early modern Europe; 3. The United States in South Korea; 4. Duccio's painting; 5. Explanation, understanding and theory.
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