The nature of explanation

New York: Oxford University Press (1983)
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Offering a new approach to scientific explanation, this book focuses initially on the explaining act itself.

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1985, 1986

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BD237.A25 1983

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9780195037432   0195032152   019503743X

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10.2307/2185251

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