Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Oswald Veblen, Hugh MacColl and Brian Ellis
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / c. Explanations by coherence
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Good explanations unify [Ellis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / f. Necessity in explanations
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Essentialists don't infer from some to all, but from essences to necessary behaviour [Ellis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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Explanations of particular events are not essentialist, as they don't reveal essential structures [Ellis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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To give essentialist explanations there have to be natural kinds [Ellis]
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