Philosophy A-Level
Best explanation reasoning
What Best explanation reasoning means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Best explanation reasoning
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Justifying acceptance of the external world because positing it explains the order, coherence and independence of our sensations better than alternatives.
Topics that use Best explanation reasoning
- Perception as a source of knowledge (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Alleged inference
- Argument from hallucination
- Argument from illusion
- Direct realism
- Disjunctivism
- Dreams versus waking experience
- Hallucination
- Idealism
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