explanation consummates the marriage of reason and experience

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An example of metaphor in writing about science:

"We might go as far as saying that explanation consummates the marriage of reason and experience, since it is a logical argument requiring empirical data and tested (or at least testable) generalisations".

Mario Bunge

Bunge, M. (2017/1998). Philosophy of Science. Volume 2: From explanation to justification (Revised ed.). Routledge.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.