In Favour of Dispositional Explanations. A Christian Philosophy Perspective with Some References to Economics

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Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2022-03-03 DOI:10.12775/setf.2022.012

Ł. Hardt

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Abstract

From among philosophical concepts of explanation those referring to causes have been the most influential. The aim of this paper it to show that a particular kind of causal explanations, namely dispositional explanations are particularly suited to explain the workings of the world. Apart from purely philosophical arguments, I claim that the view treating dispositions as important elements of the basic ontology of nature is in line with the Christian worldview and the ways God impacts the world. Also, this paper shows that dispositional explanations are not only appropriate in the domains studied by natural sciences but also in the ones being under investigation in social sciences, and thus the case of economics.

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倾向于性格解释。基督教哲学观与经济学

在解释的哲学概念中，那些涉及原因的概念是最有影响力的。这篇论文的目的是表明一种特殊的因果解释，即性格解释特别适合于解释世界的运作。除了纯粹的哲学论证之外，我认为把性情作为自然基本本体论的重要元素的观点与基督教的世界观和上帝影响世界的方式是一致的。此外，本文还表明，性格解释不仅适用于自然科学研究的领域，也适用于社会科学正在研究的领域，因此也适用于经济学。

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Scientia et Fides RELIGION-

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1.80

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10.00%

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