Skow, Bradford (2016) Against Understanding (as a Condition on Explanation). [Preprint]
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Argues that there is no interpretation of the commonly-accepted idea that "explanation is that which produces understanding" on which it is of any use for finding what philosophers looking for a theory of explanation have been after. Contains a close examination of a couple of philosophers' attempts to use this idea for that purpose.
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| Keywords: | Understanding; Explanation; Why-Question | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Bradford Skow | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2016 13:50 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2016 13:50 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12529 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation | ||||||
| Date: | 27 October 2016 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12529 |
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