What's to stop anyone from effectively arbitrarily saying that something is or isn't an explanation in that case? — Terrapin Station
Isn't that more than sufficient for our needs? If not, what does it lack? :chin: — Pattern-chaser
An argument explaining why the purported explanation fails to explain the phenomenon in question. — Marchesk
in philosophical discussions the lack of clarity leads to much semantic wrangling — Marchesk
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