Essays on explanation and understanding : studies in the foundations of humanities and social sciences

Author(s)

• Manninen, Juha
• Tuomela, Raimo

Bibliographic Information

Essays on explanation and understanding : studies in the foundations of humanities and social sciences

edited by Juha Manninen and Raimo Tuomela

（Synthese library, 72）

D. Reidel, c1976

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Table of Contents

I/Approaches to Teleology, Intentionality, and Historical Understanding.- Causal and Historical Explanation.- Against Reductionism and Purism : Tertium Datur.- Is Transcendental Hermeneutics Possible?.- The Intentions of Intentionality.- Comments on Professor Hintikka’s Paper.- Reply to J. N. Findlay.- II/Causality and Intervention.- Causality and Action.- Causality and History.- An Analysis of Causality.- Explanation and Understanding of Human Behavior.- III/Human Action and its Explanation.- Human Abilities and Dynamic Modalities.- On Deciding.- Intention and Practical Inference.- The Causal Theory of Action.- Explanation and Understanding in History.- Inductive Explanation, Propensity, and Action.- IV/Replies to Commentators. Second thoughts on Explanation and Understanding.- Replies.- Determinism and the Study of Man.- Index of Names.

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Details

• NCID: BA05122304
• ISBN:
  • 9027705925
• LCCN: 75029214
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 440 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BD241
  • DC : 121
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hermeneutics -- Addresses, essays, lectures
  • LCSH : Intention (Logic) -- Addresses, essays, lectures
  • LCSH : Comprehension -- Addresses, essays, lectures
  • LCSH : Causation -- Addresses, essays, lectures
  • LCSH : Wright, G. H. von (Georg Henrik von), 1916-
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00017801