Forms of Explanation
Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8090335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Garfinkel (0000-0002-0500-3740, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Pages | 186 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Forms of explanation (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Yale University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| OpenAlex | W3022096899 |
| Open Library | OL21240625M |
| ISBN | 9780300021363 |
| Language | EN |
What makes one explanation better than another? How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question? In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered. He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science. -- Back cover
Epistemology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Hermeneutics · Human behavior · Reductionism · relativity · Social sciences
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |