Search for dissertations about: "Explanatory sketches"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Explanatory sketches.

2. 1. Explanation and deduction : a defence of deductive chauvinism

   Author : Henrik Hållsten; Matti Sintonen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Deductive explanation; Statistical explanation; Chances; Propensities; Probabilities; Sine qua non; Probabilistic causality; Indeterminism; Ideal explanatory text; Explanatory information; Explanatory sketches; Dynamic systems; Chaotic systems; Approximate solutions; Argument generating procedure. Central figures: Hempel; Coffa; Salmon; Railton; Humphreys; Kitcher; Poincaré; Suppes; Lorenz; Hénon.; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Abstract : In this essay I defend the notion of deductive explanation mainly against two types of putative counterexamples: those found in genuinely indeterministic systems and those found in complex dynamic systems. Using Railton's notions of explanatory information and ideal explanatory text, deductivism is defended in an indeterministic setting. READ MORE

4. 2. Psychological aspects of explanations as support for problem solving and learning

   Author : Robert Ramberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Problemlösning; Inlärning; Psykologi;

   Abstract : This thesis will focus on two related issues. The first relates to social psychological aspects ssuch as people's perception of, and attributions regarding humans and computers as experts. The wsecond aspect relates to cognitive psychology,where aspects of understanding and learning are emphasized. READ MORE