Introduction
Two styles of explanation : interpretation and inquiry
Interpretation
Inquiry
Different tasks
Perspective
Contrary responses : an example
Mixed modes
Applications
Values
Morality
Politics
Interpretation : self and society
Origin and context
Distortion
Emotion
Assumptions for a taxonomy
Stories
Socialized interpretations
Eliding fact and value
Magic, myth, and metaphor
Faith and fantasy
Philosophic rationales
Tolerance
Inquiry : practical life and science
Context and objectives
Meaning
Truth
Animadversions
Engaging other people and things
Aims
Ideals
A choice
A disputed question
Ontological alternatives
The dialectic of untestable ideas
Reconciliation
Imagination
Construction
Construction rules
Variation
Discipline
Leading principles
Priority
Precedents
Use
An inventory of leading principles
Values
When practical life and science disagree
Categorial form.
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Styles of thought : interpretation, inquiry, and imagination by David Weissman. ISBN 9780791472613. Published by State University of New York Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
