Mantzavinos, C. (2013) Explanatory Games. The Journal of Philosophy, CX. pp. 606-632. ISSN 0022-362X
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A philosophical theory of explanation should provide solutions to a series of problems, both descriptive and normative. The aim of this essay is to establish the claim that this can be best done if one theorizes in terms of explanatory games rather than focusing on the explication of the concept of explanation. The position that is adopted is that of an explanatory pluralism and it is elaborated in terms of the rules that incorporate the normative standards that guide the processes of discovery and justification of explanations as well as the modes of their communication, dissemination, and adoption. They constitute the rules of the explanatory game that the participants are playing. The philosophical project consists in describing and normatively appraising the rules that constitute these games.
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| Keywords: | Explanation; Games; Scientific Practices; Justification; Criticism, Münchhausen Trilemma; Constitutive Rules | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Chrysostomos Mantzavinos | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2020 05:28 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2020 05:28 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 18395 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Journal of Philosophy | ||||||
| Publisher: | The Journal of Philosophy, Inc | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://www.pdcnet.org/jphil/content/jphil_2013_01... | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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| Date: | November 2013 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 606-632 | ||||||
| Volume: | CX | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-362X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18395 |
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