The Nature of Scientific Explanation

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The Nature of Scientific E x p l a n at i o n Jude P. Dougherty The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. The Nature of Scientific E x pl a n ati o n Copyright © 2013 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dougherty, Jude P., 1930– The nature of scientific explanation / Jude P. Dougherty. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-8132-2013-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8132-2014-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Science—Philosophy. 2. Knowledge, Theory of. I. Title. Q175.3.D68 2013 501—dc23  2012023293 For Robert Sokolowski ...