Modes of Explanation: Affordances for Action and Prediction

by Michael Lissack (editor)

PART CONTEXT 1. Introduction; Michael Lissack, Abraham Graber 2. A Place in History; Alicia Juarrero 3. The Context of Our Query; Michael Lissack PART CASE STUDY 4. Case Creationism; Zack Kopplin PART EXAMINING THE CASE 5. Scientific Realism on Historical Science and Creationism; Abraham Graber 6. A Pragmatic Constructivist Take on the Case; Michael Lissack PART DIALOGUE 7. Robustness and Explanation; William Wimsatt 8. A Mode of 'Epi-Thinking' Leads to the Exploration of Vagueness and Finality; Stanley Salthe 9. Occam's Razor, the Complexity of Truth, and the Simplicity Puzzle; Kevin Kelly, Konstantin Genin 10. Getting a Grip; Nancy Nersessian 11. Modes of Explanation; Sandra Mitchell 12. Narrative as a Mode of Explanation; Rukmini Nair 13. Economic Explanations; Paul Thagard 14. Narratives and Models in Complex Systems; Timothy Allen, Edmond Ramly, Samantha Paulsen, Gregori Kanatzidis, Nathan Miller 15. Evaluating Explanations through their Conceptual Structures; Steven Wallis 16. Investigating the Lay and Scientific Norms for Using "Explanation"; Jonathan Waskan, Ian Harmon, Andrew Higgins, Joseph Spino PART CONCLUSION 17. Conclusion; Michael Lissack, Abraham Graber PART AFTERWORD Afterword 1. The Scientific Attitude Toward Explanation; Lee McIntyre Afterword 2. Explanation Revisited; Jan Faye Afterword 3. Is The World Completely Intelligible?; Peter Achinstein Afterword 4. Explanation and Pluralism; Beckett Sterner Reprise; Michael Lissack

324 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 2014