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Explanation: making a statement in relation to an event, a state, a change or an action that was described before by a deviating statement. The statement will often try to involve circumstances, history, logical premises, causes and causality. See also description, statements, theories, understanding, literal truth, best explanation, causality, cause, completeness._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Galileo Galilei on Explanation - Dictionary of Arguments
Wright I 17 Explanation/Aristoteles/Galilei/Wright, G. H.: the difference between what is called explanation in the Aristotelian (briefly teleological, purpose-oriented) and Galilean (causal or cause-oriented) traditions, respectively, is not so much a difference in historical sequence, but rather represents temporally coinciding camps of different theoretical views. >Teleology, >Causal explanations, >Purposes, >Goals, >Processes, >Causality, >Causes, >Effects, >Nature, >Physics, >Science. Wright I 151 Sources: loci classici are Galilei's Dialoghi sui massimi sistemi tolemaico e copernicano, 1628 and Discorsi e dimonstrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze, 1638. K. Lewin: „Der Übergang von der aristotelischen zur galileischen Denkweise in Biologie und Psychologie“, Erkenntnis 1 1930/31. According to Lewin, it is not a matter of personal nuances, but of massive differences in the way of thinking that were decisive for the actual research (...)._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
WrightCr I Crispin Wright Truth and Objectivity, Cambridge 1992 German Edition: Wahrheit und Objektivität Frankfurt 2001 WrightCr II Crispin Wright "Language-Mastery and Sorites Paradox" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 WrightGH I Georg Henrik von Wright Explanation and Understanding, New York 1971 German Edition: Erklären und Verstehen Hamburg 2008 |