ABSTRACT

There are two important philosophical research programmes on explanation in the twentieth century—the search for an account or model of scientific explanation, and the defence of inference to the best explanation as a rational form of inference. These two research programmes have largely developed independently from one another. This paper argues that bringing the two research programmes in contact promises to yield fruitful discussion. I consider and reject two arguments for keeping the two research programmes separate. I outline several issues related to both research programmes that would benefit from inter(sub)disciplinary dialogue.

中文翻译：

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走向两个研究计划的综合：最佳解释的推理和科学解释的模型

摘要

20 世纪有两个重要的关于解释的哲学研究计划——寻找科学解释的解释或模型，以及将推理辩护为将最佳解释作为一种合理的推理形式。这两个研究项目在很大程度上是相互独立发展的。本文认为，将这两个研究项目联系起来有望产生富有成果的讨论。我考虑并拒绝将两个研究项目分开的两个论点。我概述了与这两个研究计划相关的几个问题，这些问题将受益于跨（子）学科对话。