explanatory gap
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplanatoryandgap
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explanatory
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tər.i/us/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tɔːr.i/
giving an explanation ...
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gap
noun
uk/ɡæp/us/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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By contrast, their sensorimotor account, precisely because it rejects the idea that the brain constructs visual experiences, steps right over thisexplanatorygap.
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The authors' claim that theexplanatorygapcan be filled "because it does not really exist" is not acceptable outside a functionalistic framework.
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As we see it, we are faced with theexplanatorygapin the same way as authors who propose an intermediary level.
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Nevertheless, there emerged a seriousexplanatorygapbetween psychologists and linguists on this issue.
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Getting rid of theexplanatorygapby exchanging sensorimotor contingencies for neural representations is an illusion.
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It is precisely this kind of misunderstanding which gives rise to the problem of theexplanatorygap.
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It was taking this stance that allowed us to bridge theexplanatorygapand to make a number of empirical predictions.
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The cornerstone of the argument in our paper was the idea that we can close theexplanatorygapby developing the consequences of the active, skill-based character of perceptual exploration.
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A second argument is that while techno-economic forces have provided impetus for reform, contrary to appearances in telecommunications, they cannot on their own fill theexplanatorygapleft by institutions.
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Niche construction allegedly fills thisexplanatorygapin sociobiology, but the nature of the gap is not described.
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Qualia are an illusion, and theexplanatorygapis no real gap at all.
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This problem of explaining introspective first-person aspects of mental states and consciousness in general in terms of third-person quantitative neuroscience is called theexplanatorygap.
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They offered that epiphenomenalism bridges, but does not close, theexplanatorygapbetween the physical and the phenomenal realms.
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The nature of theexplanatorygaphas been the subject of some debate.
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Theexplanatorygapof the hard problem of consciousness illustrates this tendency of people to see phenomenal experience as different from physical processes.
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Chalmers argues for anexplanatorygapfrom the objective to the subjective, and criticizes physical explanations of mental experience, making him a dualist.
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In section 4 the extent to which techno-economic forces can fill the explanatory gaps left by institutionalism is considered by cross-sectoral comparison.
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