Sloman, Aaron. “Using construction kits to explain possibilities (Construction kits generate possibilities).”
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ackground to this document A terminological preamble: uses of the verb “explain” What is science? Beyond Popper and Lakatos Why allowing non-falsifiable theories doesn’t make science soft and mushy Critics of the proposal, e.g. Stich Familiar construction kits Concrete and abstract construction kits Explaining what’s possible vs explaining what ppens Historical note on “How is X possible?” Sufficient vs Necessary explanations of p ssibilities/impossibilities. An application of the theory: testing competences Added 19 Oct 2015 Proving impossibility Eventual publication of the paper, in 1976, then as book-chapter REFERENCES Hofstadter Review of 1978 Book Stich Review of 1978 Book