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Explanation in Intuitive Theories Tania Lombrozo Harvard University / UC Berkeley Why have theories? Allow us to generalize from known to unknown Why have theories? Allow us to generalize from known to unknown Other philosophers say: “Theories are the crown of science, for in them our understanding of the world is expressed. The function of theories is to explain.” Rom Harre, The Philosophies of Science, 1985 What’s so great about explanation? Quine Ullian (1970) “… the hypotheses we seek in explanation of past observations serve again in the prediction of future ones. Curiosity t