Philosophers and psychologists are increasingly investigating the
conditions under which multiple explanations are better in conjunction
than they are individually. This book brings together leading scholars
to provide an interdisciplinary and unified discussion of such
“conjunctive explanations.” The book starts with an introductory
chapter expounding the notion of conjunctive explanation and
motivating a multifaceted approach to its study. The remaining
chapters are divided into three parts. Part I includes chapters on
“The Nature of Conjunctive Explanations.” Each chapter illustrates
distinct ways in which explanatory multiplicity is motivated by a
careful study of the nature and concept of explanation. The second
part (“Reasoning About Conjunctive Explanations”) includes
chapters on the epistemology and logic of conjunctive explanations.
Here the contributors propose and evaluate various norms for reasoning
correctly about and to conjunctive explanations. Part III concerns
“The Psychology of Conjunctive Explanations,” with contributions
discussing conditions under which humans entertain and hold multiple
explanations of single explananda simultaneously and the cognitive
limitations and capacities for doing so. Conjunctive Explanations will
be of interest to researchers and advanced students working on
explanation in philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophical
logic, and cognitive psychology.
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The Nature, Epistemology, and Psychology of Explanatory Multiplicity
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ISBN
9781000884098
Publisert
2023
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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