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It takes the average reader 6 hours and 53 minutes to read Explanation, Causation and Deduction by Fred Wilson

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The purpose of this essay is to defend the deductive-nomological model of explanation against a number of criticisms that have been made of it. It has traditionally been thought that scientific explanations were causal and that scientific explanations involved deduction from laws. In recent years, however, this three-fold identity has been challenged: there are, it is argued, causal explanations that are not scientific, scientific explanations that are not deductive, deductions from laws that are neither causal explanations nor scientific explanations, and causal explanations that involve no deductions from laws. The aim of the present essay is to defend the traditional identities, and to show that the more recent attempts at invalidating them fail in their object. More specifically, this essay argues that a Humean version of the deductive-nomological model of explanation can be defended as (1) the correct account of scientific explanation of individual facts and processes, and as (2) the correct account of causal explanations of individual facts and processes. The deductive-nomological model holds that to explain an event E, say that a is G, one must find some initial conditions C, say that a is F, and a law or theory T such that T and C jointly entail E, and both are essential to the deduction.

How long is Explanation, Causation and Deduction?

Explanation, Causation and Deduction by Fred Wilson is 399 pages long, and a total of 103,341 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Explanation, Causation and Deduction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 24 minutes to read Explanation, Causation and Deduction aloud.

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Explanation, Causation and Deduction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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