Examining Van Frassen's view on Explanation

Van Frassen is a prominent contemporary philosopher of science and founder of the school of "constructive empiricism". Examining his theory is important especially with respect to the fact that he is one of the most important critics of the formalism in explanation. His theory is regarded as one of the most important unformalist theories in this regard. According to other theories explanation is a relation between two things: theory and fact; but according to him it is the relation between three things: theory, fact and context. In this essay, I will examine his theory..