
Ep 71: David Deutsch explains "explanations" further. (A "question for David" 2)
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Is There a Good Explanation?
An explanation is hard to vary while still solving the problem that it purports to solve. This implies that problems are parochial, which means they are in a time and a place. They don't exist forever in all places and always. Often the highly parochial nature of a problem situation is very specific for a certain individual. What works for you might not work for me. Medicines are a great example of this. Some treatments work for some people, but not for others. It's rather often we lack good explanations. We should be seeking them happily we can because problems are soluble. That is our defining characteristic after all.
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