The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study

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Autor(a) principal: Blanco, Daniel
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Roffé, Ariel, Ginnobili, Santiago
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/71045
Resumo: A given explanatory theory T falls into circular reasoning if the only way to determine its explanandum is through the application of T. To find an (often previous) underlying theory T′ that determines T′s explanandum helps us save T from this accusation of circularity. We follow the structuralist view of theories in presenting and dealing with this issue, by applying it to particular theories. More specifically, we focus on the relationship between the Darwinian theory of common ancestry and the determination of homologies.
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spelling The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case studyThe key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case studyA given explanatory theory T falls into circular reasoning if the only way to determine its explanandum is through the application of T. To find an (often previous) underlying theory T′ that determines T′s explanandum helps us save T from this accusation of circularity. We follow the structuralist view of theories in presenting and dealing with this issue, by applying it to particular theories. More specifically, we focus on the relationship between the Darwinian theory of common ancestry and the determination of homologies.A given explanatory theory T falls into circular reasoning if the only way to determine its explanandum is through the application of T. To find an (often previous) underlying theory T′ that determines T′s explanandum helps us save T from this accusation of circularity. We follow the structuralist view of theories in presenting and dealing with this issue, by applying it to particular theories. More specifically, we focus on the relationship between the Darwinian theory of common ancestry and the determination of homologies.Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC2020-12-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/7104510.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n3p617Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 24 No. 3 (2020); 617-632Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2020); 617-632Principia: an international journal of epistemology; v. 24 n. 3 (2020); 617-6321808-17111414-4247reponame:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCenghttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/71045/44969Copyright (c) 2021 Daniel Blanco, Ariel Roffé, Santiago Ginnobilihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBlanco, DanielRoffé, ArielGinnobili, Santiago2021-09-17T17:35:23Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/71045Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/oaiprincipia@contato.ufsc.br||principia@contato.ufsc.br1808-17111414-4247opendoar:2021-09-17T17:35:23Principia (Florianópolis. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
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The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study
title The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study
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Blanco, Daniel
title_short The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study
title_full The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study
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Roffé, Ariel
Ginnobili, Santiago
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description A given explanatory theory T falls into circular reasoning if the only way to determine its explanandum is through the application of T. To find an (often previous) underlying theory T′ that determines T′s explanandum helps us save T from this accusation of circularity. We follow the structuralist view of theories in presenting and dealing with this issue, by applying it to particular theories. More specifically, we focus on the relationship between the Darwinian theory of common ancestry and the determination of homologies.
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