Michael X Ashooh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6486441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael X Ashooh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael X |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashooh |
| SIGNATURE | ASHOOH M X |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Was the truth ever meant to explain much? A critique of Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright discusses the concept of scientific law and makes some illuminating points concerning laws as true descriptions of what is observed in nature and scientific laws that are used to explain what occurs in nature. The two concepts do not always coincide. She thinks that the identity of truth with explanation is fostered by the D-N Model of explanation. We argue that Cartwright misrepresents the nature of the D-N Model and that Hempel…
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Was the truth ever meant to explain much? A critique of Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright discusses the concept of scientific law and makes some illuminating points concerning laws as true descriptions of what is observed in nature and scientific laws that are used to explain what occurs in nature. The two concepts do not always coincide. She thinks that the identity of truth with explanation is fostered by the D-N Model of explanation. We argue that Cartwright misrepresents the nature of the D-N Model and that Hempel…
Aesthetics (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Identity (music (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Philosophy and History of Science (1 work) · Sociology (1 work)