Towards a Synthesis of Two Research Programmes

Inference to the Best Explanation and Models of Scientific Explanation

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ID21293497
AuthorsYunus Prasetya (0000-0003-3902-888X, Pelita Harapan University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume101
Issue3
Pages750-764
Publication date2023-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralasian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-8402 • E-ISSN: 1470-6828
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00048402.2022.2041058
OpenAlexW4221137981
LanguageEN
References cited43

There are two important philosophical research programmes on explanation in the twentieth century—the search for an account or model of scientific explanation, and the defence of inference to the best explanation as a rational form of inference. These two research programmes have largely developed independently from one another. This paper argues that bringing the two research programmes in contact promises to yield fruitful discussion. I consider and reject two arguments for keeping the two research programmes separate. I outline several issues related to both research programmes that would benefit from inter(sub)disciplinary dialogue

Discipline · Economics · Epistemology · Inference · Management science · Social science · Sociology · Yield (engineering) · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Science and Climate Studies

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