Forms of Explanation (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory)
Author(s)
Garfinkel, Alan
Garfinkel, Alan
What makes one explanation better than another? How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question? In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered. He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science.
Keywords
Theory of Relativity, Hermeneutics, Social Philosophy, Philosophical Positions & Movements - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Science - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous, Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous
Theory of Relativity, Hermeneutics, Social Philosophy, Philosophical Positions & Movements - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Science - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous, Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous
| Name in long format: | Forms of Explanation (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory) |
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| ISBN-10: | 0300049021 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780300049022 |
| Book pages: | 204 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press, New Haven & London |
| Dimensions: | Height: 8.5 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.59965735264 Pounds, Width: 0.46 Inches |
