scientific explanation.

                                     


                 Explanation is a word that we are use to summarize that the action we are take describe something. So scientific explanation is a process that use to describe scientific process. Scientific explanation is a key term of a logic, philosophy and also a science. This process has used in the past and it is going back to the date of Aristotle and now a days and also in future will be using this process. History of scientific explanation is based on various metaphysical formulas. The metaphysical categories have been replaced by mathematics and measurements after Galileo urged. The book “Studies in the logical of Explanation” was the first source of scientific explanation. that was written by Carl Hempel and Paul Oppenheim. Scientific explanation is a very important criteria for solve difficult question not only in philosophy but also in science. 

                                         If we consider about the logical empiricism before we move on to the scientific explanation. Logical empiricism and logical positivism give sound as same and the term logical positivism is the old one. It is hard to outline that this is a logical positivism. It was a western philosophical method. The theory of knowledge is based on logical positivism and it says that only statements that can be prove through direct observations or it is logically true are the meaningful and those have truth value. What is scientific explanation? Scientific explanation is a way of explaining about something using observations and measurements. If we consider about this, this has very long history. Confirmation is gives sound as explanation. But these two terms are different. Confirmation is an act or process which confirmed something. What is the difference between explanation and confirmation? Explanation is stronger than confirmation. In explanation, using the observed measurements and experiences we can prove something.

                                 In scientific explanation we can prove something using premises. These premises are the statements. Those premises should be logically true and valid. If those premises correct the conclusion must be true. In science most of the phenomenon that we have are logically correct and they have proved using experiments and their observations. As an example, Newtons first low, as you know Newton was sitting on the bench under apple tree an apple was fallen. Then Newton thought that something may be here. But he had not evidence to prove that. After all he done some experiments. Observations of the experiments prove that there is a gravity, falling of apple is result of that. Like that if someone trying to present scientific fact, that people need to provide premises that are logically valid. That is hoe scientific explanation going on.





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