Why metaphysicians do not explain

Author(s)
Brinck, Ingar
Hermerén, Göran
Persson, Johannes
Sahlin, Nils-Eric
Contributor(s)
Reboul, Anne
Keywords
explanation
metaphysics
Mulligan
Medical Ethics

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/287958
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http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1978665/file/2303211.pdf
Abstract
The paper discusses the concept of explanation in metaphysics. Different types of explanation are identified and explored. Scientific explanation is compared with (alleged) metaphysical explanation. The comparison illustrates the difficulties with applying the concept of explanation in metaphysics.
Date
2011
Type
text
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oai:lup.lub.lu.se:1978665
http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1978665
1978665
http://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1978665/file/2303211.pdf
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