Let's say you're explaining something complicated, like the brain, to someone like me, whom you suspect may not have one. Try an analogy. The brain, you might say, is like a sponge (absorbs everything ...

Though "mansplaining" may sound like just a silly term for a when a man explains something, it's a distinct phenomenon, as anyone who's been on the receiving end of it will tell you. There's a ...

Meaningfully distinguishing between explanation and justification is deemed essential in several branches of philosophy. Their differences have frequently been discussed in mathematics as well. But ...