Reductionism About Understanding Why Lawler, Insa 2016 Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society , Vol. 116 , Issue 2 , S. 229 ff. ( Zeitschrift ) Englisch 0066-7374 | 1467-9264 Abstract

Paulina Sliwa (2015) argues that knowing why p is necessary and sufficient for understanding why p . She tries to rebut recent attacks against the necessity and sufficiency claims, and explains the gradability of understanding why in terms of knowledge. I argue that her attempts do not succeed, but I indicate some ways to defend reductionism about understanding why.