Explaining Explanation

In 1992, while presenting at the World Futures Studies Federation course on International Development, I shifted my lecture from the typical rehearsed presentation on factors explaining maldevelopment to a real time unpacking/deconstruction of transportation futures. As I, we, worked through the analysis, alternatives organically emerged. The four levels were: first, the problem or the litany – congestion and pollution. Second the causes: too many cars and desire for more cars, rising incomes, traditional infrastructure that was not car flow friendly, among other factors. Third, the Big City outlook, westernization, and the "Los Angelization" of the planet. And fourth, West is best with cars as freedom, as individuality. We understood that the government would take a technical approach of creating flyovers and not the deeper required to rethink centre-periphery relations – to decentralize - to reimagine Bangkok as a walkable and green city. This led to a discussion on not just in

Is it science...or strange and ghostly?科學家馬恩先生負責教阿西姆班的天文學。不過在他周圍總會有些非常奇怪的事情發生。馬恩先生花很多時間凝視夜空。有時候，他幾乎看起來發光。阿西姆確信馬恩先生是一個來自圭亞那民間傳說的超自然存在。而如果他是的話，整個城鎮都處於危險之中！不過羅克夏爾認為，馬恩先生所做的一切都有科學解釋。但她也同意這一切看起來很不妙。阿西姆和他的朋友能否找到方法阻止馬恩先生？敬請期待... 如果你敢的話！這是一個基於圭亞那鬼故事的新恐怖系列。There’s something very odd about Mr. Maan, the scientist who is helping teach Asim’s class about the moon. He spends a lot of time staring up at the night sky. Sometimes, he almost seems to glow. Asim is sure Mr. Maan is a supernatural being straight out of Guyanese folklore—and the whole town is in danger!His friend Rokshar thinks there’s a scientific explanation for everything Mr. Maan does. But she agrees that he’s up to no good. Can Asim and his friends find a way to stop Mr. Maan’s sinister plans?Find out...if you dare! It's a new spooky series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

樂趣與知識性兼具的恐龍入門！你能從骨骼化石和重點提示，猜對恐龍的種類嗎？掀開書中設計的內頁，看看自己對這些史前巨大生物的了解有多少！A playful, informative introduction to dinosaurs for the youngest readers, by the team behind the bestselling Book of BonesSet up as a guessing game with visual and narrative clues, Who's That Dinosaur? invites readers to examine seven skeletons and guess to whom they belong. The answer is provided in a vibrant, foldout reveal, accompanied by an explanation as to why each dinosaur's body was so special.It's a humorous, informative introduction to fossils and dinosaur anatomy, where, in a surprise twist, young children learn how birds are modern-day dinosaurs. A fun and informative introduction to the ever-popular topic of dinosaurs.

How can questions lead to the biggest breakthroughs and successes? In the latest edition of the bestselling classic, Marilee Adams shares that great results begin with great questions. When we're looking for answers, we often forget to take the time to ask the right questions. But, as Marilee Adams shows, intentionally using questions helps us make wiser choices, find solutions, and transform our personal and professional lives. Change Your Questions, Change Your Life is an international bestseller with over 400,000 copies sold. The new edition has been revised and updated throughout with: new anecdotes, updates to the story, and fresh material on mindset, culture, change, and inquiring leadership. In addition, there will be a brand-new chapter that incorporates neuroscience, explaining why our brains can stay stuck in Judger mindsets and how we can switch to Learner mindsets. Drawing on decades of research and experience as a coach and consultant, Adams uses a highly interesting and e

This witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated and fact-filled book features some of the most absurd and flamboyant animals on the planet! The second title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world. The antagonist voice (speaking though cheeky annotations) points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features, while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics. With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to ridiculous animals contains funny labelled diagrams and will help teach kids about evolution by studying some of its most wild products!Quirky Creatures is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying.Also available in this series is The World's Most

See the transformative life cycle of a sunflower play out from page to page in this bold read-aloud by Sibert honoree Antoinette Portis. "A seed falls, And settles into the ground, And the Sun shines, And the rain comes down, And the seed grows..."To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. With evocative and lively illustrations, A Seed Grows offers a close-up view of each step of this process and the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures, with a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower and additional material at the back of the book explaining the science of plant life cycles. Antoinette Portis is the author of A New Green Day, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and NCTE Notable Book in Poetry, as well as the Sibert Honor winning Hey, Water!

From Laura Gehl, author of Cat Has a Plan and Goat Wants to Eat, comes a laugh-out-loud Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read about an artistic pig and a cat who is not impressed!Pig makes art. Cat does not like the art. Will Cat have a change of heart? Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Pig Makes Art was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a fun story featuring words they can actually read and starring some very funny animals? Each Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go! story contains around 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills. In this book, readers will learn seven sight

How did Bitcoin price increase 1,200 times in only a decade? Why can a virtual image be sold for as high as HK$500 million? How did Dogecoin once become the fourth largest digital asset in terms of market cap, after being created for fun? Understanding the development of blockchain and crypto assets and how to make good use of its decentralized technology can protect individual wealth effectively and be an edge against the inflation caused by central banks, and sometimes also be a shortcut to get rich. Cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others, have been mushrooming in recent years. Blockchain technology has also evolved from 1.0 to 3.0. How can you identify and seize these new opportunities? This book gives a brief explanation of the development course of blockchain and crypto assets, an analysis of the industry ecosystem, a framework for institutional investors to manage their portfolios, and an outlook on the development direction of this industry in the coming

兩河流域的算術泥板、搜尋引擎、巡航定速…數學早已是人類文明進程中的要角。斯德哥爾摩大學最年輕的博士Stefan Buijsman以趣味十足，引人入勝的筆法，向讀者解釋生活中無處不在的數學概念，及數學與哲學、心理學、歷史背後的關聯。Thousands of years ago the inhabitants of Mesopotamia became the first to use numbers. Since then, mathematics has been unstoppable. It's behind almost everything, from search-engines to cruise-control, from coffee-makers to timetables.But now that we hardly ever need to do arithmetic, how relevant is mathematics to everyday life? Pluses and Minuses demonstrates the role mathematics plays in human endeavour. It answers questions such as: What is life without numbers? Is the usefulness of mathematics mere chance? How can we get a grip on uncertainty? Stefan Buijsman's richly entertaining guide makes connections between philosophy, psychology and history, while explaining the wonderful world of mathematics for absolutely everyone.Born in 1995, Stefan gained a master's degree in philosophy in Leiden at the age of eighteen, after which he moved from Sweden to work on a PhD. Wi

International Law is the definitive and authoritative text on the subject. It has long been established as a leading authority in the field, offering an unbeatable combination of clarity of expression and academic rigour, ensuring understanding and analysis in an engaging and authoritative style. Explaining the leading rules, practice and caselaw, this treatise retains and develops the detailed referencing which encourages and assists the reader in further study. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect recent developments. In particular, it has expanded the treatment of space law and of international economic law, and introduced new sections on cyber operations and cyber warfare, as well as reflecting the Covid-19 crisis. Both clarifying fundamental principles and facilitating additional research, International Law is invaluable for students and for those occupied in private practice, governmental service and international organisations.

本書描述城市裡悄悄出現的一連串動物專屬藝術品。給鳥的藝術、給螞蟻的藝術、讓狗與貓會心一笑的藝術──各種作品在城市角落冒出頭，為動物們帶來歡樂與歸屬感。創作者卻始終保持神祕，只以「Anonymouse」之名留下線索。隨著故事展開，讀者在繽紛的城市場景中，看見藝術如何直接觸動不同生物的心。插圖以鮮亮的配色和機智的細節打造豐富視覺層次，與簡潔但意味深長的文字相互映照，形成一則關於創作、善意與日常美感的寓言。Animal-friendly street art is popping up all over the city, but who is creating these masterpieces? There is no explanation, only a name: Anonymouse. For fans of Sidewalk Flowers and Art & Max.Art for the birds.Art for the ants.Art for the dogs, cats and raccoons.Art to make them laugh, make them think, make them feel at home.But who is creating it?Only Anonymouse knows for sure . . .This clever tale mixes street art, animals and gorgeous illustrations to create a meditation on how art can uplift any creature's spirit -- human or animal -- when it speaks directly to them. Every page of Anna Pirolli's stunning artwork is its own masterpiece with its bold pops of colour and sly humor, elevating Vikki VanSickle's subtle but evocative text.

★ 以Eminem為符號，解讀當代美國文化與身份★ 裝置藝術家Alex Da Corte重要創作全紀錄★ 展覽×影像×文本交織，藝術與流行文化的強烈對話當流行音樂偶像成為文化符號，藝術會如何回應？Alex Da Corte以Eminem為核心意象，透過四場重要展覽，構築一段關於美國身份與文化變遷的視覺敘事。從底特律到科隆，他的創作隨時間推進，不斷轉化與重現，映照藝術家自身與社會的變化。本書收錄多位評論者專文與對談，結合圖像與文本，展現一種介於真實與想像之間的藝術世界。這不僅是一部作品紀錄，更是一場關於流行文化、個人身份與時代精神的深刻探索。Eminem as emblem of America throughout Alex Da Corte's oeuvreThis book exhaustively documents Philadelphia-based installation artist Alex Da Corte's (born 1980) preoccupation with the musician Eminem across four exhibitions. From Detroit to Cologne, from an artist-run space to a major international museum, Da Corte's work parallels Eminem's career through his thirties, reappearing, evolving alongside America, explaining more of himself each time. Eminem's place in culture and his role in Da Corte's practice, as well as the larger story of American identity, is explored through recent and commissioned essays by Hilton Als, Charlie Fox, William Pym, Martine Syms and Moritz Wesseler, as well as manipulated found texts an

本書收錄Julian Barnes的藝術隨筆，透過精闢觀點解析經典畫作與藝術史發展。文字優雅深刻，帶領讀者重新思考如何觀看與理解藝術。The updated edition of Julian Barnes’ best-loved writing on art, with seven new exquisite illustrated essays‘Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another, and that great paintings required no words of explanation. Braque thought the ideal state would be reached when we said nothing at all in front of a painting. But we are very far from reaching that state. We remain incorrigibly verbal creatures who love to explain things, to form opinions, to argue... It is a rare picture which stuns, or argues, us into silence. And if one does, it is only a short time before we want to explain and understand the very silence into which we have been plunged.’Julian Barnes began writing about art with a chapter on Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa in his 1989 novel A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Since then he has written a series of remarkable essays, chiefly about French artists, which

Cat has a plan. Dog has a plan. May the best plan win in this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read from Laura Gehl, author of the popular One Big Pair of Underwear!Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Cat Has a Plan was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a hilarious story with words they can read on their own?Each Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go! story contains about 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills.

The Book of Souls is James Oswald's second electrifying thriller in the Detective Inspector McLean series. Every year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. Ten years, ten women. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake. In a cellar under a shop, McLean found a torture chamber and put an end to the brutal killing spree. Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut. Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more sinister, frightening explanation? McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . . The Book of Souls is the second in the Detective Inspector Mclean series.

全面介紹「單一股票期貨」這項新興金融工具。作者 Kennedy Mitchell 以清晰易懂的方式，說明其運作原理、交易方式與實際應用，並結合國際市場經驗，幫助投資人理解此工具如何在風險管理與投資組合中發揮作用。書中內容兼顧初學者與專業投資人，從基礎概念到策略運用皆有詳盡說明，能協助讀者在掌握風險的同時開拓收益機會。Everything you need to know about Single Stock Futures "Single stock futures are an incredibly important new financial instrument for managing risk. Kennedy Mitchell provides an outstanding and easy-to-read explanation of these new products for either an expert futures user or for someone learning about futures markets for the first time." -Peter Borish, Senior Managing Director, OneChicago Although single stock futures may be a relatively new phenomenon in the United States, this instrument has been successfully traded for years in various overseas markets-leaving you, the individual and professional investor, to play catch-up. Exactly what are single stock futures? They are futures contracts, within the futures universe, that have shares of listed public companies as their underlying asset. In Single Stock Futures: An Investor'

書籍影片連結：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B2iCov4tXcIELTS口說女王再出擊，運用「三大答題法」，迎戰雅思、托福、演說、面試所有口試問題！IELTS口說女王里茲螞蟻May老師的不敗經典《IELTS雅思口說里茲螞蟻英文說話術》，出版多年來一直是考生在準備IELTS口說的必備首選書，並穩坐語言暢銷書排行榜！書中獨家的「三大答題法」成功印證，除了應用在IELTS雅思口說，更是其他英檢及面試時的萬用公式。不管是留學考試的雅思、托福或求職面試，口試官∕面試官所看重的，絕對不是你開口講不停，而是回答是否切中要點。 「三大答題法」的萬用公式，為你說話的方向導航，明確傳達重點在這本《里茲螞蟻救急英文口說》中，里茲螞蟻May老師團隊再度示範以「三大答題法」為核心，帶領讀者循序漸進，一步步養成英文邏輯腦，徹底實踐「用英文來表達真正想法」及說話「言之有物」的目的。￭「1 + 1 答題法」應對一般生活話題。用「1快答＋1延伸」的方式，透過舉例說明、解釋原因、提供細節、提出比較、發生頻率、未來計畫等六大延伸法迅速答題。￭「Mind Map答題法」發展小演說。用心智圖Mind Map把腦中浮現的點子寫下來，有助於將想法分門別類，各自發展出完整的段落，輕鬆講出有內容、有組織的一段演說。￭「AEC 答題法」深度答題。以Answer（快答）＋Explanation（解釋）＋Conclusion （結論）的方式，一步步堆疊你的想法，讓回答完整、連貫又有深度。透過以上「三大答題法」，不管面對什麼問題，你都可以迅速在腦中整理出重點和方向，以明確的步驟表達清楚。把重點說清楚了，考官才能順利理解你的觀點，也是獲勝的關鍵！ 本書特色三大答題法，逐步堆疊你的口語實力！用「1 + 1 答題法」應對一般生活話題，再用「Mind Map答題法」發展小演說，最後以「AEC 答題法」深度答題，一步步堆疊你的口語實力！三種面向的回覆，擴大你的應對資料庫！三位個性迥異的作者呈現三種不同面向的範例，你可以聽到May老師機智創意的直率答覆、Kenneth老師運用華麗詞藻的專業回覆，以及Mike老師的深度分析和提供母語人士道地用法，參考各式回覆增加你答題的靈活度。口語式句型，讓你的回答更流暢！書中收錄各種口語常見句型，例如before you know it（沒有意識到；很快

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準備口說，就只是背範文，找模板？ IELTS口說女王 May Lin告訴你： 把話說好，邏輯、邏輯、邏輯太重要！ 公開課堂上的口說訓練， 教你言之有物，具備個人特色的高分說話術！準備雅思口說，考生最常做的事就是努力背誦各種範文，所以回答多半內容空洞，缺少說服性。里茲螞蟻May Lin老師以雅思教學十多年的經驗，觀察到「台灣學生長期缺乏獨立思考的機會，導致考生只要碰到需要稍微深度思考的問題，答案就經常缺乏邏輯與連貫性」。考生若是不加強邏輯思考能力，繼續一昧背誦艱深詞彙、複雜句型，頂多只能拿一般分數，終究與高分無緣。May老師的上課風格活潑犀利，口說課堂上特別強調批判性思考的訓練。藉由一來一往緊湊的對答引導，許多原本說話空洞、論點薄弱的學生，明顯進步到開口言之有物，論述條理清楚，層次分明。為此，May老師一直在構思如何把課堂上的邏輯訓練呈現在紙本上，以幫助考生突破盲點。這本書，就是她與多年合作伙伴Amy老師提出的高分應考對策！針對口說Part 1~Part 3，把話說好的三大應答技巧！ ■ 1+1答題法，一個快答＋支持句，針對「Part 1 一般性問題」 只要在每個答案後面多加幾句話來延伸，就可以讓考官留下美好的第一印象。May老師提出 6 種延伸支持句的方法： 1. 提供細節 2. 解釋原因 3. 舉例說明 4. 提出比較 5. 發生頻率 6. 未來計畫 回答想要言之有物，一點也不難。■ 心智圖答題法，專攻挑戰性最高的「Part 2 小演說」 藉由流動的思路動線來幫考生準備一個有凝聚力的小演說。 三圈泡泡、三段架構、四個步驟，只要一分鐘就能構思一篇邏輯周延、前後呼應的好演說。■ AEC三步驟答題法，「Part 3雙向討論」的思辨技巧養成 短短幾秒，就能提出自己的想法，並捍衛自己的意見、深入探討話題。 Answer直接回答 Explanation or Example解釋或舉例 Concession or Conclusion讓步或結論 熟練這三個步驟，答案就會聽起來完整、有連貫性又有深度。May老師還針對三大題各別提出「應試小提醒」，幫考生抓緊各大題的練習重點及得分技巧。書末另附八回雅思口說模擬試題，加進新鮮活潑的問題。最後的附錄，則詳細整理出考生在「準備期」與「考試當天」應注意的事項，考生一定要善用。 MP3

The commentary translated in these pages is unusual and rare. But if the commentary is a rarity, its subject matter—the seven-line invocation of Padmasambhava—is one of the best-known prayers in the T

★ 一杯卡布奇諾，揭開全球經濟的祕密規則★ 用日常故事破解房價、貧富差距與黑市經濟★ 不用公式也能懂的經濟學入門經典★ 橫掃全球暢銷榜，最會說故事的經濟學書為什麼早晨在車站買一杯咖啡，真正賺最多的不是你以為的人？為什麼努力工作，卻還是買不起房？同樣是非法生意，為何黑手黨能從洗衣業獲利，街頭幫派卻只能靠毒品維生？提姆．哈福德以敏銳觀察與幽默筆觸，帶領讀者從日常生活出發，看見隱藏在背後的經濟邏輯。從倫敦街頭到上海摩天大樓，再到歐洲小鎮的運河，他拆解市場運作的祕密：價格如何形成？誰掌握權力？資訊如何影響選擇？這不是艱澀的教科書，而是一場充滿智慧與洞察的探索之旅。當你看懂這些「看不見的規則」，就會發現——經濟學，其實早已深深影響我們的每一個決定。Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don’t? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world’s worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month?Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrape

Chaotic dynamics has been hailed as the third great scientific revolution in physics this century, comparable to relativity and quantum mechanics. In this book, Peter Smith takes a cool, critical look at such claims. He cuts through the hype and rhetoric by explaining some of the basic mathematical ideas in a clear and accessible way, and by carefully discussing the methodological issues which arise. In particular, he explores the new kinds of explanation of empirical phenomena which modern dynamics can deliver. Explaining Chaos will be compulsory reading for philosophers of science and for anyone who has wondered about the conceptual foundations of chaos theory.

Explanation and Value in the Arts offers penetrating studies by art historians, literary theorists and philosophers, of issues central to explaining works of literature and painting. The first chapters look at the sources of interest in the fine arts and point to the intimate relation between aesthetic and other values. The following contributions develop the interaction between value and explanation by examining the construction of value in the study of the arts, including considerations of the nature of creativity and the principles for the explanations of works. A final section takes up questions of the role of ideology and the determining role of power.

Provides a scientific explanation for nature's diversity, explaining Charles Darwin's theory for how life evolved and proliferated on Earth.

Explanation and Value in the Arts offers penetrating studies by art historians, literary theorists and philosophers, of issues central to explaining works of literature and painting. The first chapters look at the sources of interest in the fine arts and point to the intimate relation between aesthetic and other values. The following contributions develop the interaction between value and explanation by examining the construction of value in the study of the arts, including considerations of the nature of creativity and the principles for the explanations of works. A final section takes up questions of the role of ideology and the determining role of power.

The World in the Head collects the best of Robert Cummins' papers on mental representation and psychological explanation. Running through these papers are a pair of themes: that explaining the mind re

When scientist investigate why things happen, they aim at giving an explanation. But what does a scientific explanation look like? In the first chapter (Theories of Scientific Explanation) of this bo

This book is an introductory explanation of Catholic theological thinking on bioethics. It differs from the majority of bioethics texts by explaining Catholic theology, and not philosophy.

The World in the Head collects the best of Robert Cummins' papers on mental representation and psychological explanation. Running through these papers are a pair of themes: that explaining the mind r

Organisations which act on behalf of society are expected to act fairly, explaining themselves and their procedures to people they encounter. For the police, explanation is routine and repetitive. It

First published in 1980, this book examines the nature of sociological explanation. The tactics of interpretive sociology have often remained obscure because of confusion over the nature of the evidence for interpretation and the nature of decisions among alternative interpretations. In providing an account of the problem of interpretive sociological claims, the author argues that there is rationality to interpretation. He also presents a fresh view of the relationship between qualitative and statistical claims and shows their complementary character. Dr. Turner's lucid and comprehensive analysis breaks new ground in its fundamental re-examination of the conceptual basis for “explaining” social behaviour. By its call for more rigourous conceptual sophistication in attempted explanations of social behaviour, this book will stimulate controversy and lively discussion among sociologists.

The Quantum of Explanation advances a bold new theory of how explanation ought to be understood in philosophical and cosmological inquiries. Using a complete interpretation of Alfred North Whitehead’s

As Aristotle stated, scientific explanation is based on deductive argument--yet, Wesley C. Salmon points out, not all deductive arguments are qualified explanations. The validity of the explanation m

Qualitative consciousness is conscious experience marked by the presence of sensory qualities, like the experienced painfulness of having a piano dropped on your foot, or the consciousness of seeing the brilliant reds and oranges of a sunset. Over his career, philosopher David Rosenthal has defended an influential theoretical approach to explaining qualitative consciousness. This approach involves the development of two theories – the higher-order thought theory of mental state consciousness and the quality space theory of sensory quality. If the problem of explaining qualitative consciousness is divided into two more manageable pieces, the door opens to a satisfying explanation of what is seen by some to be an intractable explanatory puzzle. This interdisciplinary collection develops, criticizes, and expands upon themes inspired by Rosenthal's work. The result is an exciting collection of new essays by philosophers and scientists, which will be of interest to all those engaged in cons

In Explaining Evil four prominent philosophers, two theists and two non-theists, present their arguments for why evil exists. Taking a "position and response" format, in which one philosopher offers a

In Explaining Evil four prominent philosophers, two theists and two non-theists, present their arguments for why evil exists. Taking a "position and response" format, in which one philosopher offers a

This book reviews the past 116 Japanese outbound acquisitions in three decades and determines success and failure, with the goal of explaining what works. Dr. Matsumoto emphasizes that such acquisitio

In Explaining Cancer, Anya Plutynski addresses a variety of philosophical questions that arise in the context of cancer science and medicine. She begins with the following concerns:· How do scientist

Explaining phenomena is one of the main activities in which scientists engage. This book proposes a new philosophical theory of scientific explanation by developing and defending the position of explanatory pluralism with the help of the notion of 'explanatory games'. Mantzavinos provides a descriptive account of the explanatory activity of scientists in different domains and shows how they differ from commonsensical explanations offered in everyday life by ordinary people and also from explanations offered in religious contexts. He also shows how an evaluation and a critical appraisal of explanations put forward in different social arenas can take place on the basis of different values. Explanatory Pluralism provides solutions to all important descriptive and normative problems of the philosophical theory of explanation as illustrated in sophisticated case studies from economics and medicine, but also from mythology and religion.

A Note of Explanation is a previously unknown work by iconic writer Vita Sackville-West. Written in 1922, it was recently rediscovered as a miniature book in Queen Mary's dollhouse in Windsor Castle.