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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / d. Consilience

[convergence of widening explanations]

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Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation [Whewell]

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An explanation is better if it also explains phenomena from a different field [Smart]

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Consilience makes the component sciences more likely [Gorham]