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Historical Explanation

dc.contributor.advisorHitchcock, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNew, Stewart Daviden_US
dc.contributor.departmentPhilosophyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:50:42Z
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:50:42Z
dc.date.created2011-07-14en_US
dc.date.issued1969-05en_US
dc.description.abstract<p>This thesis is an attempt to determine whether or not there is specifically "historical" explanation. The idea that historical explanation makes implicit use of general laws and is, hence, logically similar to scientific explanation, is examined and criticized In the process of working toward. an answer to the main problem, the concepts "cause", "explain", and "explanation" are examined, particularly in respect to their use in everyday language. Also, an attempt is made to determine what the criteria are for saying that X "explains".</p>en_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/5343en_US
dc.identifier.other6364en_US
dc.identifier.other2100224en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/10292
dc.subjectPhilosophyen_US
dc.subjectPhilosophyen_US
dc.titleHistorical Explanationen_US
dc.typethesisen_US

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