9780300049022-0300049021-Forms of Explanation: Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory)

Forms of Explanation: Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory)

ISBN-13: 9780300049022
ISBN-10: 0300049021
Edition: New edition
Author: Alan Garfinkel
Publication date: 1990
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback 197 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780300049022
ISBN-10: 0300049021
Edition: New edition
Author: Alan Garfinkel
Publication date: 1990
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback 197 pages

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Forms of Explanation: Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory) (ISBN-13: 9780300049022 and ISBN-10: 0300049021), written by authors Alan Garfinkel, was published by Yale University Press in 1990. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Philosophy (Methodology, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Forms of Explanation: Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Philosophy books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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.


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