Full Idea
Many ordinary explanations include no laws and allow no deduction, yet are not incomplete or mere sketches.
Gist of Idea
Good explanations may involve no laws and no deductions
Source
Peter Lipton (Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd) [2004], 02 'Reason')
Book Reference
Lipton,Peter: 'Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd ed)' [Routledge 2004], p.27
A Reaction
The simplest sort of explanation simply shows the underlying cause.