 Scientific pluralism converges with historical epistemology in emphasizing the variability of epistemic core concepts. Objectivity, for example, may not only be historically variable but also have different meanings in different contexts of current scientific practice. Douglas (2004) distinguishes between three dimensions: objectivity1 is conceived metaphysically as a grasp of the real objects in the world, objectivity2 refers to an epistemic position of detachment from personal interests and values, and objectivity3 identifies the social process of organizing science to reduce individual biases and idiosyncrasies. Similar strategies of conceptual diversification are common regarding other epistemic core concepts. For example, the expansive debates about explanatory pluralism  (section 2.3)  suggest that “explanation” does not have one general definition across all scientific disciplines and contexts of application. Instead, philosophical accounts of explanation need to account