7 ideas
18948 | There is an object for every set of properties (some of which exist, and others don't) [Parsons,T, by Sawyer] |
22179 | Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha] |
21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
17083 | The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel] |
6755 | For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird] |
13052 | Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon] |
1513 | The Egyptians were the first to say the soul is immortal and reincarnated [Herodotus] |