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Explaining Understanding : New Perspectives from Epistemology and Philosophy of Science - Stephen R. Grimm

Explaining Understanding

New Perspectives from Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

By: Stephen R. Grimm

eText | 4 October 2016 | Edition Number 1

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What does it mean to understand something? What types of understanding can be distinguished? Is understanding always provided by explanations? And how is it related to knowledge? Such questions have attracted considerable interest in epistemology recently. These discussions, however, have not yet engaged insights about explanations and theories developed in philosophy of science. Conversely, philosophers of science have debated the nature of explanations and theories, while dismissing understanding as a psychological by-product.

In this book, epistemologists and philosophers of science together address basic questions about the nature of understanding, providing a new overview of the field. False theories, cognitive bias, transparency, coherency, and other important issues are discussed. Its 15 original chapters are essential reading for researchers and graduate students interested in the current debates about understanding.

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