Best explanations : new essays on inference to the best explanation / edited by Kevin McCain and Ted Poston.
| Other author/creator | McCain, Kevin, 1980- |
| Other author/creator | Poston, Ted. |
| Other author/creator | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017. |
| Description | viii, 302 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Philosophy |
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| Portion of title | New essays on inference to the best explanation |
| Abstract | Twenty philosophers offer new essays examining the form of reasoning known as inference to the best explanation - widely used in science and in our everyday lives, yet still controversial. Best Explanations represents the state of the art when it comes to understanding, criticizing, and defending this form of reasoning. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017944922 |
| ISBN | 0198746903 |
| ISBN | 9780198746904 (hbk) |
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