Full Idea
One should not think of mechanisms as exclusively mechanical (push-pull) systems.
Gist of Idea
Mechanisms are not just push-pull systems
Source
Machamer,P/Darden,L/Craver,C (Thinking About Mechanisms [2000], 1)
Book Reference
-: 'Philosophy of Science' [-], p.2
A Reaction
The difficulty seems to be that you could broaden the concept of 'mechanism' indefinitely, so that it covered history, mathematics, populations, cultural change, and even mathematics. Where to stop?