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It is important to be [[aware]] when an explanation is not a justification. A criminal profiler may offer an explanation of a suspect's [[behavior]] (e.g.; the [[person]] lost their job, the person got evicted, etc.). Such statements may help us [[understand]] why the person committed the [[crime]], however an uncritical [[listener]] may believe the speaker is trying to gain [[sympathy]] for the person and his or her actions. It does not follow that a person proposing an explanation has any sympathy for the [[views]] or [[actions]] being explained. This is an important distinction because we need to be able to understand and explain terrible [[events]] and [[behavior]] in attempting to discourage it.
It is important to be [[aware]] when an explanation is not a justification. A criminal profiler may offer an explanation of a suspect's [[behavior]] (e.g.; the [[person]] lost their job, the person got evicted, etc.). Such statements may help us [[understand]] why the person committed the [[crime]], however an uncritical [[listener]] may believe the speaker is trying to gain [[sympathy]] for the person and his or her actions. It does not follow that a person proposing an explanation has any sympathy for the [[views]] or [[actions]] being explained. This is an important distinction because we need to be able to understand and explain terrible [[events]] and [[behavior]] in attempting to discourage it.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-explanation/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Scientific Explanation]
*[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-explanation/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Scientific Explanation]
*[http://www.free-dictionary-translation.com/Explanation.html Explanation] in several languages and meanings
*[https://www.free-dictionary-translation.com/Explanation.html Explanation] in several languages and meanings
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