TY - Generic T1 - Are there ontological explanations? Y1 - 2006 A1 - Weber, Erik ED - Malinowski, Jacek ED - Pietruszczak, Andrzej AB -

There is a huge philosophical literature on scientific explanation, and no one seriously denies that the sciences explain in one way or another. But what about ontology? I will argue that ontological laws and ontological theories can explain. And I will point at the differences between ontological explanations and their scientific counterparts.

JA - Essays in Logic and Ontology PB - Rodopi CY - Amsterdam/New York VL - 91 SP - 277–283 SN - 9042021306 ER -