Explanatory circles.

IF 1.4 2区哲学 Q1 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI:10.1016/j.shpsa.2024.09.005

Isaac Wilhelm

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Abstract

Roughly put, explanatory circles - if any exist - would be propositions such that (i) each explains the next, and (ii) the last explains the first. In this paper, I give two arguments for the view that there are explanatory circles. The first argument appeals to general relativistic worlds in which time is circular. The second argument appeals to special science theories that describe feedback loops. In addition, I show that three standard arguments against explanatory circles are unsuccessful.

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解释圈。

粗略地说，解释性循环--如果存在的话--将是这样的命题：(i) 每个命题都解释了下一个命题，(ii) 最后一个命题解释了第一个命题。在本文中，我提出了两个论据来支持存在解释性循环的观点。第一个论点引用了时间是循环的广义相对论世界。第二个论据是关于描述反馈回路的特殊科学理论。此外，我还证明了三个反对解释性循环的标准论据是不成功的。

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 管理科学-科学史与科学哲学

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

10.00%

发文量

166

审稿时长

6.6 weeks

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