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Ideas for Bert Leuridan, John Stuart Mill and Simone Weil

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
17086 Surprisingly, empiricists before Mill ignore explanation, which seems to transcend experience [Mill, by Ruben]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
17091 Explanation is fitting of facts into ever more general patterns of regularity [Mill, by Ruben]
12790 Generalisations must be invariant to explain anything [Leuridan]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
16805 Causal inference is by spotting either Agreements or Differences [Mill, by Lipton]
24213 Explanations always concern how one thing changes into another [Weil]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / h. Explanations by function
12789 Biological functions are explained by disposition, or by causal role [Leuridan]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
14386 Mechanisms are ontologically dependent on regularities [Leuridan]
12787 Mechanisms can't explain on their own, as their models rest on pragmatic regularities [Leuridan]
14384 We can show that regularities and pragmatic laws are more basic than mechanisms [Leuridan]
14388 Mechanisms must produce macro-level regularities, but that needs micro-level regularities [Leuridan]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
16835 The Methods of Difference and of Agreement are forms of inference to the best explanation [Mill, by Lipton]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
14389 There is nothing wrong with an infinite regress of mechanisms and regularities [Leuridan]