Year: 1993
Type: article
Abstract: The paper develops a notion of scientific explanation based on Jaakko Hintikka's interrogative model of inquiry.Explanations are interrogative derivations of an explanandum from initial premises and answers given by nature.This I-model explains where the covering law idea went wrong, how the process of explanation can be dealt with, and why strategies are important: iIi explanation genuinely new information can and must be obtained all the time.The paper argues that despite difficulties the logic of questions can be extended to explanation-seeking why-questions.• This paper is an outcome• from the research group on the Interrogative Model of Inquiry, fmanced by the Academy of Finland.Although I am alone responsible for the content of the paper, I wish to express my indebtedness to the following members of the group:
Source: Philosophica
Author: Matti SINTONEN
Institution: University of Cambridge
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2188954694