The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study
A given explanatory theory T falls into circular reasoning if the only way to determine its explanandum is through the application of T. To find an (often previous) underlying theory T′ that determines T′s explanandum helps us save T from this accusation of circularity. We follow the structuralist v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/71045 |