Explaining big structure and largeprocess by Comparative-Historical Method z. two traditions of scientific inguiry. y Distinction between causal(nonintentional) and teleological (intentional) explanations x Causal explanation: It refers to the mode ofexplanation, which attempt to seek the sufficient andornecessary conditions (i.e. explanans which antecede the phenomenonto be explained (i.e. explanandum Causal explanations normally point to the past. This happened, because that had occurred' is the typicalformin language.(von Wright, 1971, P. 83)It seeks to verify the antecedental conditions for an observed naturalphenomenon This mode ofexplanation can further be diferentiated into Deductive-nomological explanation Inductive-probabillistic explanationExplaining Big Structure and LargeProcess by Comparative-Historical Method z …two traditions of scientific inquiry… y Distinction between causal (nonintentional) and teleological (intentional) explanations x Causal explanation: It refers to the mode of explanation, which attempt to seek the sufficient and/or necessary conditions (i.e. explanans) which antecede the phenomenon to be explained (i.e. explanandum). Causal explanations normally point to the past. ‘This happened, because that had occurred’ is the typical form in language.” (von Wright, 1971, p. 83) It seeks to verify the antecedental conditions for an observed natural phenomenon. This mode of explanation can further be differentiated into • Deductive-nomological explanation • Inductive-probabilistic explanation