Empty-Base Explanation
Why does a dough rise? We might cite the presence of yeast as a reason why and explain the mechanism by which one brings about the other. This book investigates the idea of Empty-Base Explanation, in which a phenomenon is brought about by a mechanism alone, without help from any reasons why. Example...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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| Series: | Philosophical Analysis
86 |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Why does a dough rise? We might cite the presence of yeast as a reason why and explain the mechanism by which one brings about the other. This book investigates the idea of Empty-Base Explanation, in which a phenomenon is brought about by a mechanism alone, without help from any reasons why. Examples of concrete applications in metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and philosophical theology further explain the concept of this philosophical tool. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (195 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783111069500 9783111069241 9783111069722 |
| Access: | Open Access |