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[filed under theme 14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic ]

Full Idea

Explanations are mind-dependent, theory-laden, and interest-relative.

Gist of Idea

Explanations are mind-dependent, theory-laden, and interest-relative

Source

C.B. Martin (The Mind in Nature [2008], 10.2)

Book Ref

Martin,C.B.: 'The Mind in Nature' [OUP 2008], p.132

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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.