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- catalog abstract "Possibilities haunt history. The force of our explanations of events turns on the alternative possibilities those explanations suggest. It is these possible worlds that give us our understanding; and in human affairs, we decide them by practical rather than theoretical judgment. In this widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in explanation, Geoffrey Hawthorn deploys extended examples to defend his argument. His conclusions cast doubt on existing assumptions about the nature and place of theory, and indeed of the possibility of knowledge itself, in the human sciences.".
- catalog contributor b3365465.
- catalog created "1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
- catalog description "Counterfactuals, explanation and understanding -- Plague and fertility in early modern Europe -- The United States in South Korea -- Duccio's painting -- Explanation, understanding and theory.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Possibilities haunt history. The force of our explanations of events turns on the alternative possibilities those explanations suggest. It is these possible worlds that give us our understanding; and in human affairs, we decide them by practical rather than theoretical judgment. In this widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in explanation, Geoffrey Hawthorn deploys extended examples to defend his argument. His conclusions cast doubt on existing assumptions about the nature and place of theory, and indeed of the possibility of knowledge itself, in the human sciences.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 192 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521403596 (hard)".
- catalog identifier "0521457769 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge,".
- catalog subject "901 20".
- catalog subject "D16.9 .H39 1991".
- catalog subject "History Methodology.".
- catalog subject "History Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Social sciences Methodology.".
- catalog subject "Social sciences Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Counterfactuals, explanation and understanding -- Plague and fertility in early modern Europe -- The United States in South Korea -- Duccio's painting -- Explanation, understanding and theory.".
- catalog title "Plausible worlds : possibility and understanding in history and the social sciences / Geoffrey Hawthorn.".
- catalog type "text".