"Explanation," ed. Stephan Körner [Book Review]

Modern Schoolman 54 (4):413-414 (1977)
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This volume brings together four papers by Peter Achinstein, Peter Geach, Wesley Salmon, and J. L. Mackie. Achinstein's paper Is "The Object of Explanation"; Geach's is "Teleological Explanation"; Salmon's is "Theoretical Explanation"; and Mackie's is "Ideological Explanation." /// This review summarizes each author's claims.

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