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Explanatory Breadth Without Criteria Is Not Explanation: A Case for Disciplined Generality in Scientific Theory Construction

by Hye-Eun (Selly) Yoon

Posted: April 27, 2026
Server: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19822218

Highlights

Disciplined generality asks under what conditions a theory has scientific structure.

Presents 5 evaluative conditions and 13 internal-constraint specifications.

Defines valid formalization through computability and realizability constraints.

Compares cases to show how criteria shape explanatory aftermaths.

Reconsiders misunderstandings about the structure intended by Occam’s razor.

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