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We all explain things every day, on topics ranging from the mundane to the universal. 'Explanations' gives insights into the logic behind the sciences and philosophy.

Explanation. --- Explanation (Philosophy) --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Explanation --- Philosophy of science

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This book introduces readers to the topic of explanation. The insights of Plato, Aristotle, J.S. Mill and Carl Hempel are examined, and are used to argue against the view that explanation is merely a problem for the philosophy of science. Having established its importance for understanding knowledge in general, the book concludes with a bold and original explanation of explanation.

Knowledge, Theory of. --- Explanation. --- Explanation (Philosophy) --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Epistemology --- Theory of knowledge --- Philosophy --- Psychology

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A new approach to the definition of scientific explanation. Unlike standard theories, it focuses initially on the explaining act itself, to which reference must be made in order to understand what an explanation is and how it can be evaluated in the sciences.

Science - Philosophy. --- Sciences - General --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Explanation. --- Explanation (Philosophy) --- Knowledge, Theory of --- History of Southern Europe --- History of the Netherlands --- anno 1600-1699

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Explanation and Progress in Security Studies asks why Security Studies, as a central area of International Relations, has not experienced scientific progress in the way natural sciences have—and answers by arguing that the underlying reason is that scholars in Security Studies have advanced a range of different notions of "explanation" or different criteria of "explanatory superiority" to show that their positions are better than rival positions. To demonstrate this, the author engages in in-depth content analysis of the generally recognized exemplars of explanation and explanatory superiority in three of the core debates in the disciplines: Why do states pursue policies of nuclear proliferation? Why do states choose to form the alliances they do? And why do liberal democratic states behave the way they do toward other liberal democracies? The book reveals that authors in the debates that have shown the most progress use similar criteria in arguing for and against the key explanations. In the nuclear proliferation debate, there is wide divergence in the criteria the most visible authors use, and there is wide divergence in the explanations offered. In the alliance formation/balance-of-power debate, there is some overlap of criteria the most important authors use, and there has been some limited movement toward consensus. In the democratic peace debate there has been much more overlap of criteria the most prominent authors use, and there is agreement on both some positive and negative conclusions.

International relations --- Security, International. --- Explanation. --- Explanation (Philosophy) --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Collective security --- International security --- Disarmament --- International organization --- Peace --- Methodology. --- Philosophy. --- Internationale relationer --- International sikkerhed