▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁albums ▁Category : N ek o ▁Case ▁albums ▁Category : Ant i - ▁( record ▁label ) ▁albums ▁Category : Al bum s ▁produced ▁by ▁Dar ry l ▁Ne ud orf <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁idea ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁exp lication ▁() ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁verb ▁to ▁exp licate , ▁which ▁concerns ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁" un fold ing " ▁and ▁of ▁" making ▁clear " ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁things , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁implicit ▁explicit . ▁The ▁term ▁exp lication ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁both ▁analyt ic ▁philosophy ▁and ▁literary ▁criticism . ▁ ▁Car nap ' s ▁notion ▁of ▁exp lication ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁▁ ▁Exp lication ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁scientific ▁process ▁which ▁transform s ▁and ▁rep laces ▁" an ▁in ex act ▁pres cient ific ▁concept " ▁( which ▁Car nap ▁calls ▁the ▁explic and um ), ▁with ▁a ▁" new ▁exact ▁concept " ▁( which ▁he ▁calls ▁the ▁explic atum ). ▁A ▁description ▁and ▁explanation ▁of ▁the ▁nature ▁and ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁explicit ▁knowledge ▁is ▁usually ▁called ▁an ▁" exp lication ". ▁The ▁new ▁explicit ▁knowledge ▁draw s ▁on , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁improvement ▁upon , ▁previous ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁On ▁exp lication ▁and ▁truth ▁▁ ▁An ▁exp lication ▁in ▁the ▁Car nap ian ▁sense ▁is ▁purely ▁st ip ulative , ▁and ▁thus ▁a ▁subclass ▁of ▁norm ative ▁definitions . ▁Hence , ▁an ▁exp lication ▁can ▁not ▁be ▁true ▁or ▁false , ▁just ▁more ▁or ▁less