How Long to Read Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World

How Long Does it Take to Read Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 22 minutes to read Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World by Wesley C. Salmon

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Description

The philosophical theory of scientific explanation proposed here involves a radically new treatment of causality that accords with the pervasively statistical character of contemporary science. Wesley C. Salmon describes three fundamental conceptions of scientific explanation--the epistemic, modal, and ontic. He argues that the prevailing view (a version of the epistemic conception) is untenable and that the modal conception is scientifically out-dated. Significantly revising aspects of his earlier work, he defends a causal/mechanical theory that is a version of the ontic conception. Professor Salmon's theory furnishes a robust argument for scientific realism akin to the argument that convinced twentieth-century physical scientists of the existence of atoms and molecules. To do justice to such notions as irreducibly statistical laws and statistical explanation, he offers a novel account of physical randomness. The transition from the "reviewed view" of scientific explanation (that explanations are arguments) to the causal/mechanical model requires fundamental rethinking of basic explanatory concepts.

How long is Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World?

Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World by Wesley C. Salmon is 321 pages long, and a total of 80,571 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 20 minutes to read Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World aloud.

What Reading Level is Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World?

Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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