Which Ought to Be More Fundamental, the Hypothesis or the Explanandum

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which ought to be more fundamental, the hypothesis or the explanandum?

• A)The hypothesis when the explanation provides a cause, but the explanandum when it provides a reason.
• B)The hypothesis when the explanation provides a reason, but the explanandum when it provides a cause.
• C)The two should be equally fundamental.
• D)Always the explanandum.
• E)Always the hypothesis.

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