Explaining big structure and largeprocess by Comparative-Historical Method z Georg H von wrights distinction between two traditions of scientific inquiry "It is.. misleading to say that understanding versus explanation marks the diference between two types of scientific intelligibility But one could say that the intentional or nonintentional character of their objects marks the difference between two types of understanding and of explanation. (von Wright, 1971, P 135) y Two types of explanatory objects x Structures and motions are particles in naturalscience x Institutional structures, historical processes, and socialinteractions and actions in the social sciencesExplaining Big Structure and LargeProcess by Comparative-Historical Method z Georg H. von Wright’s distinction between two traditions of scientific inquiry “It is… misleading to say that understanding versus explanation marks the difference between two types of scientific intelligibility. But one could say that the intentional or nonintentional character of their objects marks the difference between two types of understanding and of explanation.” (von Wright, 1971, p.135) y Two types of explanatory objects x Structures and motions are particles in natural science x Institutional structures, historical processes, and social interactions and actions in the social sciences