▁Car nap ' s ▁argument ▁provides ▁a ▁helpful ▁foundation ▁in ▁understanding ▁and ▁clar ifying ▁the ▁nature ▁and ▁value ▁of ▁exp lication ▁in ▁defining ▁and ▁describing ▁" new " ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁O thers ' ▁reviews ▁of ▁Car nap ' s ▁argument ▁offer ▁additional ▁ins ights ▁about ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁exp lication . ▁ ▁In ▁particular , ▁Bon ol io ' s ▁paper ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁" K ant ’ s ▁Exp lication ▁and ▁Car nap ’ s ▁Exp lication : ▁The ▁Red de ▁R ation em ", ▁and ▁Mah er ' s ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁" Exp lication ▁def ended ", ▁add ▁weight ▁to ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁exp lication ▁is ▁an ▁appropriate ▁method ology ▁for ▁formal ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁Exp lication ▁as ▁a ▁process ▁versus ▁exp lication ▁as ▁an ▁outcome ▁ ▁When ▁working ▁with ▁exp lication , ▁it ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁be ▁clear , ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁clear ▁whether ▁you ▁are ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁exp lication ▁process ▁( and ▁hence ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁verb ▁or ▁ger und ), ▁or ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁out comes ▁of ▁the ▁process , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁work ▁which ▁documents , ▁describes ▁and ▁explains ▁the ▁new ▁explicit ▁knowledge . ▁ ▁Exp lication ▁as ▁an ▁interpret ative ▁process ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁et ym ology ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁exp lication , ▁studies ▁using ▁exp lication , ▁and ▁extended ▁argument ation ▁we ▁can ▁dedu ce ▁that ▁exp lication ▁in ▁the ▁arts , ▁human ities ▁and ▁social ▁sciences ▁is ▁largely ▁an ▁interpret ative ▁process ▁where ▁the