In this book Martin Bunzl considers the prospects for a general and
comprehensive account of explanation, given the variety of
interests that prompt explanations in science. Bunzl argues that
any successful account of explanation must deal with two very
different contexts - one static and one dynamic. Traditionally,
theories of explanation have been built for the former of these two
contexts. That is to say, they are designed to show how it is that
a 'finished' body of scientific knowledge can be put to explanatory
use. But finished sciences are few and far between. Real
'explanation' also occurs in a dynamical context in which questions
are asked and answers are given as theories are in the process of
being constructed. Here, Bunzl argues that attending to explanation
produced under these dynamic circumstances undermines prominent
features of the theory of explanation produced in the traditional
static context.
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