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Ideas for Jeffrey H. Sicha, C.B. Martin and Arthur N. Prior

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

15492	Explanations are mind-dependent, theory-laden, and interest-relative [Martin,CB]
	Full Idea: Explanations are mind-dependent, theory-laden, and interest-relative.
	From: C.B. Martin (The Mind in Nature [2008], 10.2)
	A reaction: I don't think you can rule out the 'real' explanation, as the one dominant causal predecessor, such as the earthquake producing a tsunami.