7 ideas
8511 | Stout first explicitly proposed that properties and relations are particulars [Stout,GF, by Campbell,K] |
6493 | We are not conscious of pure liquidity, but of the liquidity of water [Firth] |
22179 | Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha] |
21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
6755 | For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird] |
17083 | The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel] |
13052 | Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon] |