When we give an explanation of why a practice or belief works—without regard to its

origins—we are giving what Railton calls

a. an objective explanation.
b. a vindicatory explanation.
c. a metascientific explanation.
d. a transethical explanation.
e. a culture-neutral explanation.


b

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