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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Aristotelian explanations are facts, while modern explanations depend on human conceptions [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Explanation and understanding are the same [Wittgenstein]
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Explanation gives understanding by revealing the full multiplicity of the thing [Wittgenstein]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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A machine strikes us as being a rule of movement [Wittgenstein]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Aristotle regularly says that essential properties explain other significant properties [Aristotle, by Kung]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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If an explanation is good, the symbol is used properly in the future [Wittgenstein]
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