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16814 | Understanding is not mysterious - it is just more knowledge, of causes [Lipton] |
Full Idea: On the causal model of explanation, understanding is unmysterious and objective; it is not some sort of super-knowledge, but simply more knowledge; knowledge of causes. | |
From: Peter Lipton (Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd) [2004], 03 'Fact') | |
A reaction: There seems to be some distinction between revealing some causes, and revealing a cause which 'makes the light dawn'. |