Single Idea 17092

[catalogued under 14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / c. Direction of explanation]

Full Idea

Objects or events in the world must really stand in some appropriate 'structural' relation before explanation is possible.

Gist of Idea

An explanation needs the world to have an appropriate structure

Source

David-Hillel Ruben (Explaining Explanation [1990], Ch 7)

Book Reference

Ruben,David-Hillel: 'Explaining Explanation' [Routledge 1990], p.210


A Reaction

An important point. These days people talk of 'dependence relations'. Some sort of structure to reality (mainly imposed by the direction of time and causation, I would have thought) is a prerequisite of finding a direction to explanation.