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Zusatztext Bradford Skow's elegant and tightly argued book goes very much against the prevailing tide of recent discussions of scientific explanation. While many emphasize the pluralism and contextualism of explanatory practice, Skow offers a remarkably simple account of explanation for events: the reasons why an event occurs are always either causes or grounds of that event. Skow's defense of this account is ingenious and worth taking seriously...Skow offers an innovative and refreshing intervention in debates about explanation and reasons why. His approach will surely be of interest to those sympathetic to Lewis' work on explanation and to those with a stake in integrating causes and grounds into a coherent metaphysical picture. Informationen zum Autor Bradford Skow earned his BA from Oberlin College and his PhD from New York University. He is the author of Objective Becoming, published by Oxford University Press. Klappentext Reasons Why advances a new theory of explanation. The book argues that what philosophers are really after, or at least should be after, when they seek a theory of explanation, is a theory of answers to why-questions. This theory is defended against many examples designed to show that no simple theory like it could be true. Zusammenfassung Reasons Why advances a new theory of explanation. The book argues that what philosophers are really after, or at least should be after, when they seek a theory of explanation, is a theory of answers to why-questions. This theory is defended against many examples designed to show that no simple theory like it could be true. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: A Few Opening Remarks 2: From Explanations to Why-Questions 3: Reasons Why are Causes or Grounds 4: Levels of Reasons Why 5: Applications 6: Teleology and Reasons for Action 7: Conclusion
