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- noun One who subscribes to
explanationism .
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Examples
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If the delusional belief comes from the experience, why is the delusional hypothesis preferred to more probable and plausible hypotheses (in the explanationist language), or why is the content of the experience endorsed in spite of low probability and plausibility (in the language of the endorsement account)?
Delusion Bortolotti, Lisa 2009
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No doubt, the arguments of the Strong Programme are at least slightly overblown, but they do show that once one moves to an explanationist viewpoint, there is no guaranteed role for rationality within naturalism.
Historicist Theories of Rationality Matheson, Carl 2008
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Importantly, they also challenge any version of the local explanationist strategy unless it incorporates an
Scientific Realism Boyd, Richard 2002
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According to the explanationist account (Maher 1999;
Delusion Bortolotti, Lisa 2009
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