- may
provide an
explanans by
responding "Because
there is a fire". In this example, "smoke" is the explanandum, and "fire" is the
explanans. Carl Gustav...
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theory of
explanation Abductive reasoning Epistemology Explanandum and
explanans Explanatory gap
Inductive reasoning Inquiry Knowledge Models of scientific...
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metaphysical commitment to an
occult connection between explaining and
explanans. He
argues nonexistent causes and
various existing conditions. The argument...
- activity,
where giving a
definition for a word is
similar to
providing an
explanans for an
explanandum in a
context where practitioners are
expected to use...
- the research.
Confirmation bias Deductive-nomological
Explanandum and
explanans Inquiry Models of
scientific inquiry Philosophy of
science Pragmatism...
- formal, efficient, and
final "causes". In this case, the "cause" is the
explanans for the explanandum, and
failure to
recognize that
different kinds of...
-
explain it are
explanans, true or
highly confirmed,
containing at
least one
universal law, and
entailing the explanandum. Thus,
given the
explanans as initial...
- event, law, or theory—whereas
premises stated to
explain it are the
explanans.
Explanans must be true or
highly confirmed,
contain at
least one law, and entail...
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Generalized exchange Methodological individualism Explanation Explanandum and
explanans Elster, J. 1989. Nuts and
Bolts for the
Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge...
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ideas Deductive-nomological
model Inductive-statistical
model Internal vs.
bridge principles Hempel's
dilemma Raven paradox Explanandum and
explanans...
