The Scientific Attitude Toward Explanation

Lee McIntyre

Chapter Afterword 1 in Modes of Explanation, 2014, pp 229-232 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The problem with explanation in the sciences is not that we do not have the right concept of what it means to “explain” or that we misunderstand the domain of science. The problem is that many of those who profess to seek an explanation do not actually seek knowledge, but instead confirmation for what they already believe.

Keywords: Scientific Explanation; Behavioral Economic; Intelligent Design; Scientific Attitude; Scientific Vocabulary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137403865_18

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