Understanding and the Norm of Explanation

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• 作者：John Turri
• 关键词：Understanding ; Explanation ; Norms ; Knowledge ; Assertion
• 刊名：Philosophia
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：43
• 期：4
• 页码：1171-1175
• 全文大小：215 KB
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• 作者单位：John Turri (1)
  
  1. Philosophy Department & Cognitive Science Program, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3G1, Canada
  
• 刊物主题：Philosophy; Epistemology; Ethics; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Science;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1574-9274

文摘

I propose and defend the hypothesis that understanding is the norm of (the speech act of) explanation. On this proposal, an explanation should express understanding. I call this the understanding account of explanation. The understanding account is supported by social and introspective observations. It is also supported by the relationship between knowledge and understanding, on the one hand, and assertion and explanation, on the other. Keywords Understanding Explanation Norms Knowledge Assertion