How to Explain Behavior: Author Precis

Sam S Rakover

doi:10.33014/issn.2640-5652.2.1.rakover.1

Sam S Rakover

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33014/issn.2640-5652.2.1.rakover.1

Keywords: behavior, scientific methodology, philosophy of science, philosophy of psychology, dualism, causation, mechanism, mental, physical, methodological dualism, will, belief, multi-explanation framework, explanation matching

Abstract

This is an author precis of the book How to Explain Behavior: A Critical Review and a New Approach by Sam S. Rakover (2018, Lexington). The precis has two sections. The first, basic methodological origin-points, treats the fundamental ideas and premises concerning explanation and understanding. The second section outlines the book's arrangement, and summarizes the content of each chapter.