In: British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. Summary - Kitcher - explanatory unification 13. However, we believe that his perspective has certain problems, which have been inherited by more recent approaches to the topic. 19 In contrast to Friedman, who is interested in the reduction of the number of independent laws, Kitcher focuses on the idea of reducing the number of independent argument patterns. BibTeX @MISC{Kitcher81scienceexplanatory, author = {Author(s) Philip Kitcher and Philip Kitchert}, title = {Science EXPLANATORY UNIFICATION*}, year = {1981}} Introduction The modern study of scientific explanation dates from 1948, the year of the pub­ lication of the pioneering article by C. G. Hempel and Paul Oppenheim. Based on Hempel’s definition, scientific explanation, especially theoretical explanation, is based on objective understanding that achieved by a systematic unification. The evidence I provide that unification can be ex- _____. 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Reprinted in Theories of Explanation, ed. endobj 1989. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 7 0 obj<> Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world. Summary - Lukes - methodological individualism reconsidered 15. Some backgroundorientation will be useful before turning to the details of competingmodels. endobj For example, the structure of general argument pattern Kitcher proposes is similar to the model we use for archaeology. Oct. 6: Due date for thesis statement (and bibliography) for presentation/paper (see (3) above) Required reading: Kitcher, Philip (1989), "Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure of the World," in Philip Kitcher and Wesley Salmon (eds. Summary - Lukes - some problems about rationality 16. %���� domains. Selection and the Extent of Explanatory Unification. According to Kitcher, explanatory unification is a matter of applying the same “argument pattern” or “pattern of derivation” to derive descriptions of different kinds of explanandum phenomena (Kitcher 1981, 1989). Kitcher's account aims to identify cases of explanatory unification, as opposed to all possible cases of unification. 12 0 obj<>>> Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world @inproceedings{Kitcher1989ExplanatoryUA, title={Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world}, author={P. Kitcher}, year={1989} } H�|T�n�@}�W�cAt�w���(7�E/�,���űq4|=�k;nS‹���sf��Q���E���Ih�U��b[�l ��{�L��` Philip Kitcher Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure of the World 1. In Scientific explanation, edited by P. Kitcher and W. Salmon , 410-506. endobj endobj !r@80Q. The Causal and Unification Approaches to Explanation Unified—Causally. Introduction The theory of explanatory unification was first proposed by Michael Friedman (1974) and developed in more detail by Philip Kitcher (1981, 1989). causes suggested by Philip Kitcher in “Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure of the World.” 2. A presupposition of most recent discussion has been thatscience sometimes provides explanations (rather than something thatfalls short of explanation—e.g., “meredescription”) and that the task of a “theory” or“model” of scientific explanation is to characterize thestructure of such explanations. This paper represents a response to the criticisms made by Eric Barnes in “Explanatory Unification and the Problem of Asymmetry” and “Explanatory Unification and Scientific Understanding” against the thesis of Explanatory Unification. Explanatory Unification Philip Kitcher Philosophy of Science, Vol. This aspect of Kitcher’s account seems to get close to the practice of unification … 4. "Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure ofthe World" Drawing on some earlier work (Friedman 1974), Philip Kitcher (1981) developed his unification theory of explanation. Based on theoretical framework, we develop our model by replacing some non-logical vocabulary. / Karaca, Koray . He thinks that explanation should be the set of arguments which best unifies a given phenomenon. "Explanatory Unification." The view that scientific explanation is achieved via unification was formally introduced by Michael Friedman (1974) and modified and extended by Philip Kitcher (1976, 1981, 1989, 1993). https://acawiki.org/index.php?title=Explanatory_Unification&oldid=10548. 13 0 obj<>>> 2, 01.06.2012, p. 287-312. Kitcher’s Views on Unification Kitcher claims that behind the official view of the logical positivists, which states that explanation aims at expectability, there is also an unofficial view which regards explanation essentially as unification (Kitcher, 1981: 508). endstream Kitcher’s Explanatory Unification, Kaluza-Klein Theories, and the Normative Aspect of Higher Dimensional Unification in Physics. neurobiology), and Kitcher has not attempted to show how his patterns, or modified versions of one or more of them, might be used to unify the phenomena in these three domains. 4 (RSS). 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Despite the genuine interest and power of the theory, I argue here that the theory suffers from a fatal deficiency: It is intrinsically unable to account for the asymmetric structure of explanation, and thus ultimately falls prey to a problem similar to the one which beset Hempel's D-N model. The aim of this paper is to develop and suggest the unofficial view, which regards explanation as unification and can avoid some shortcomings of the covering law model. Kitcher, Phillip (1989) ‘Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure of the World’, in Phillip Kitcher and Wesley Salmon (eds) Scientific Explanation: Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 13) Google Scholar He thinks this problem was caused by accidental and irrelevant generalization. ]I[ZQ*7%9mGJ*$T`Pn"f!1eR&\Oha,K%(`;knp@RN"7eP+3=j5_UhXp)U1BN]5n1jEdJ#p1p5+[u5lp,t;T"I+E/1gU'N`dg%`s/Wa4G+59JE\G5~> 16 0 obj <>stream Summary - Lukes - methodological individualism reconsidered 15. Summary - Lukes - some problems about rationality 16. 5 0 obj<>/Font<>>> In other words, arguments usually have similar logical structure, in which non-logical vocabulary could be replaced. 11 0 obj<>>> endobj For Kitcher, ‘explanatory unification’ is the kind of unification that scientific theories should exhibit, if they are to provide a unified and systematic description of natural phenomena. Central to his approach is the idea that science enhances understanding by unifying disparate phe­ nomena. Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world @inproceedings{Kitcher1989ExplanatoryUA, title={Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world}, author={P. Kitcher}, year={1989} } Philosophy of Science 48: 507-531. After a brief summary of the technical details of Kitcher’s view, I show that such a unification is unrealizable on the model. Kitcher proposes the concept of ‘general argument pattern’ to express the structure of the derivations of the same scientific theory by using linguistic terms. Summary - Lukes - methodological individualism reconsidered 15. Although a while ago the literature was dominated by two approaches—a causal account and a unificationist account—today the consensus seems to be that the causal account (in one of its forms) has won. Explanatory Unification Philip Kitcher By: Lane Weir Kitcher's Objective Kitcher's Main Objective "My aim in this essay is to compare what I see as the chief contemporary rivals in the theory of explanation, to understand their affiliations to the covering-law models and their So �����t��AZaR����`vnSù#:�$S{��#�� (��M�� �� "��^1���(q������Lz��$Dck�J��D�)���]�*7eu��g��, g)62o)5Yp=D&Nf(2VjRVNeY[e^gR,#h8:dUa&3'e,4hJ+Js6>Anlj>S?aC8[qJ#*7GN]fc"#-)F/nG/5>RnD6u0C5U`DEif"'GV%`IN?A3=Cu_7IrVnYpj:]?\3(FP:=G]Z[;G1$X"X(K_-)ehlahDLa"8g[f"*-sWd1-lO=!s0,Af89s`_-8LfLi/8Gl5%C`sB4ZPFiAGnbS>8!Zib"_fD_Z?F>Bi`$pYW[;=$.kYTo/3mXkCFD+F$7L?s'E=?iei!O1b*D7KMW>D@nI`kC;"kCQd,[%o@O&Mn^_XhaUEN7q(/@\A&=msV;Ya8Nor@O7EZ31Z?5XSk2>_04'(Z^@pGiD]='r,81MW@UgCC-4#/WmCE!=j"40YC[jZ)7oF_dtr%@.=uLb/6#I/.%In1;ELJWB0tCU1=Y&D. endobj Philosophy of Science, Vol. Kitcher tries to develop this idea. In summary, the following statement by Kitcher illustrates very clearly his view of explanatory unification [3]: Based on his viewpoint, science provides a reserve of explanatory arguments, which we may select when we need. This aspect of Kitcher’s account seems to get close to the practice of unification … Explanatory Unification and Scientific Understanding1 Eric Barnes Denison University 1. In: British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. unification, rather than to explanation [1], his idea is rele-vant to mathematics education, for two reasons. 3 0 obj<> 2, 01.06.2012, p. 287-312. which collectively provide[s] the best systematization of our beliefs" (ibid., 430). I think some ideas are interesting and relevant to archaeology. / Karaca, Koray . 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Summary - Lewis - laws of nature 14. 63, No. Nearly forty years later, philosophers rightly continue to appreciate the accomplishments 8 0 obj<> (1989). Kitcher, Philip . 48, No. Google Scholar (Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 4. Kitcher uses systematization’ of K to call any set of arguments that derives some members of K from other members of K. The criterion for best systematization is the notion of unification, which is achieved by generating a large number of acceptable arguments or conclusion about natural phenomena by using a few, convincing patterns. Explanatory Unification and Scientific Understanding. In “Explanatory Uni-fication and the Causal Structure of the World,” Philip Kitcher claims that explanation is best understood as a process of unifying the phenom- That is, all the patterns may share a common core pattern, which is what we need for explanation. K. Karaca - 2012 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 63 (2):287-312. The view that scientific explanation is achieved via unification was formally introduced by Michael Friedman (1974) and modified and extended by Philip Kitcher (1976, 1981, 1989, 1993). endstream (Dec., 1981), pp. First, given that Kitcher proposed his model to provide insight into how scientists (including mathematicians) advance their research, introducing Kitcher’s explanatory unification into Perhaps the currently most serious rivals to Kitcher's theory of ex-planatory unification are causal theories of explanation, such as those of Wesley … Kitcher’s Explanatory Unification, Kaluza-Klein Theories, and the Normative Aspect of Higher Dimensional Unification in Physics. The appropriate arguments relates to a set of accepted sentences. Michael Strevens - 2004 - Noûs 38 (1):154–176. . Moreover, Kitcher supposes that arguments supplied by science will be used in acts of explanation. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. K. Karaca Kitcher's Explanatory Unification, Kaluza-Klein Theories, and the Normative Aspect of Higher Dimensional Unification in Physics, The British Journal for the Philosophy of … However, Kitcher also recognized asymmetry problem, which means one of the derivations can be used to explain something while the other cannot. endobj Philip Kitcher, finding faults with Friedman's account of unification, offers another account of explanatory unification. Based on his definition, the general argument pattern consists of schematic argument, a set of filling instructions, and a classification for a schematic argument. 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Kitcher's account aims to identify cases of explanatory unification, as opposed to all possible cases of unification. 9 0 obj<> Explanatory Unification Philip Kitcher By: Lane Weir Kitcher's Objective Kitcher's Main Objective "My aim in this essay is to compare what I see as the chief contemporary rivals in the theory of explanation, to understand their affiliations to the covering-law models and their So Summary - Lewis - laws of nature 14. Unification here means that one pattern of argument provided by theory can be used in the derivation of a large number of sentences. CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): Introduction. It is thus assum… ), Scientific Explanation. Kitcher, Philip. An alternative proposal from structuralism to Kitcher's explanatory pattern Kitcher has satisfactorily explicated unification using his particular approach to scientific explanation. 1989. According to Kitcher, explanatory unification is a matter of applying the same “argument pattern” or “pattern of derivation” to derive descriptions of different kinds of explanandum phenomena (Kitcher 1981, 1989). Corpus ID: 4974688. Kitcher's Explanatory Unification, Kaluza-Klein Theories, and the Normative Aspect of Higher Dimensional Unification in Physics. (Dec., 1981), pp. Ideal explanations are those that not only provide explanations, but outline how the explanation was achieved (derived from this explanatory store). Summary - Kitcher - explanatory unification 13. 2 Kitcher on Explanatory Unification. Kitcher’s model of explanation shares the basic tenet of Friedman’s model, namely, that scientific explanation is a deductive process that proceeds. The articulation of an overarching account of scientific explanation has long been a central preoccupation for the philosophers of science. Kitcher thinks that scientific explanation consists of a proposition and an act to answer questions. 6 0 obj <>stream A schematic sentence here means an expression which obtained by replacing some non-logical expressions in a given sentence with dummy letters. This paper Summary - Lewis - laws of nature 14. XIII. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. However, the problem is which explanation we should accept to explain given that there are certain sentences to be true. Kitcher’s model of explanation shares the basic tenet of Friedman’s model, namely, that scientific explanation is a deductive process that proceeds. nations, the explanatory store . 10 0 obj[11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] Joseph C. Pitt, 167-187. Summary - Kitcher - explanatory unification 13. Kitcher's Explanatory Unification, Kaluza-Klein Theories, and the Normative Aspect of Higher Dimensional Unification in Physics. After a brief summary of the technical details of Kitcher’s view, I show that such a unification is unrealizable on the model. Jennifer Wilson Mulnix - 2011 - Acta Philosophica 20 (2):383 - 404. After a brief summary of the technical details of Kitcher's view, I show that such a unification is unrealizable on the model. Clearly, Kitcher is claiming that, in any possible world, causation is the most unified This thesis follows the style of The Chicago Manual of Style. This page was last modified on 19 April 2015, at 23:50. Explanatory Unification Philip Kitcher Philosophy of Science, Vol. Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world. I go on to argue that since the selection mechanism governs selection phe-nomena in each domain, its mechanism schema can be used to yield the desired unification. 507-531. Kitcher sees explanations as belonging to an "explanatory store", a bank of sorts from which ideal explanations can be derived. endobj 2 Kitcher on Explanatory Unification. Oct 6: Kitcher, explanation as unification. Philip Kitcher has proposed a theory of explanation based on the notion of unification. neurobiology), and Kitcher has not attempted to show how his patterns, or modified versions of one or more of them, might be used to unify the phenomena in these three domains. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review Google Scholar Philip Kitcher, “Explanatory Unification and the Causal Structure of the World,” Scientific Explanation, ed. In Scientific Explanation, ed. A Kitcherian Picture of Science without Causes. %PDF-1.4 507-531. 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