Nomothetic explanations
a. enable us to fully understand the causes of a particular instance.
b. give us an exhaustive understanding of a particular instance.
c. seek to explain a class or situations or events.
d. are not useful in everyday life.
e. Are less useful than probabilistic explanations.
C
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