Reductive Explanation in the Biological Sciences
This book develops a philosophical account that reveals the major characteristics that make an explanation in the life sciences reductive and distinguish them from non-reductive explanations. Understanding what reductive explanations are enables one to assess the conditions under which reductive exp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Meta-philosophical Preliminaries
- Chapter 3 Drawing Lessons from the Previous Debate
- Chapter 4 Two Perspectives on Explanatory Reduction
- Chapter 5 A Closer Look at Biological Explanations
- Chapter 6 The Ontic Account of Explanatory Reduction
- Chapter 7 Conclusion
- References