|
Not Ranked
:
+0 / -0
0 score
Re: What I believe an explanation is!
I agree. There must be something to be explained.
I also agree that the next thing is to define the nature of explanation--either, who, what, how, when, why?
Generally, the WHO, and WHAT, is empirical. Once we observe the WHO and WHAT, we can proceed to the important question of HOW--because HOW-explanation is predictive of all future observed WHOs and WHATs.
The easiest way to approach HOW-explanation is to define it as algorithm that connects WHO1 and WHAT1, to WHO2 and WHAT2. In essence, the HOW-explanation is the knowledge of the "process" between state1 and state2--and often it holds true regardless of how we define WHO and WHAT.
|
