Kostic, Daniel (2018) Minimal structure explanations, scientific understanding and explanatory depth. [Preprint]

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Abstract

In this paper, I outline a heuristic for thinking about the relation between explanation and understanding that can be used to capture various levels of “intimacy”, between them. I argue that the level of complexity in the structure of explanation is inversely proportional to the level of intimacy between explanation and understanding, i.e. the more complexity the less intimacy. I further argue that the level of complexity in the structure of explanation also affects the explanatory depth in a similar way to intimacy between explanation and understanding, i.e. the less complexity the greater explanatory depth and vice versa.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Kostic, Daniel daniel.kostic@gmail.com 0000-0001-5729-1476
Keywords:	Minimal structure explanations, scientific understanding, explanatory depth, topological explanations.
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Complex Systems Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Daniel Kostic
Date Deposited:	02 May 2018 20:57
Last Modified:	02 May 2018 20:57
Item ID:	14641
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Complex Systems Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Date:	May 2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14641

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