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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / d. Consilience
[convergence of widening explanations]
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Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation
[Whewell]
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An explanation is better if it also explains phenomena from a different field
[Smart]
22193
Consilience makes the component sciences more likely
[Gorham]