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In this presentation, Alister McGrath outlines some of the ways in which philosophers of science understand the idea of explanation. McGrath explores both ontic and epistemic approaches to explanation, noting the distinct features of each approach.
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Science and Religion: A Personal Journey
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The Warfare of Science and Religion?
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Science and Faith: Different Maps of Reality
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What does it mean to explain something?
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How do we develop theories?
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How do we find the best explanation?
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Faith and Proof in Science
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Faith and Proof in Religion
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Scientism: Exploring the Limits of the Sciences
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Can God “explain” anything?
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Watching the Heavens: Copernicus and Kepler
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Isaac Newton and the Mechanical Universe
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Miracles and the Laws of Nature
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How does God act in the world?
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Darwin, Evolution, and God
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Albert Einstein on Science and Faith
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The Big Bang: Creation and Cosmology
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A Fine-Tuned Universe
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Models and Analogies in Science
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Models and Analogies in Religion
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Reductionism in Science and Religion
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Science, Religion, and the Meaning of Life
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Science, Religion, and Moral Values
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Natural Theology
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Mystery in Science and Religion
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