Full Idea
Although not all explanations are causal, anything which can be explained in any way can be explained causally.
Gist of Idea
Not all explanations are causal, but if a thing can be explained at all, it can be explained causally
Source
David H. Sanford (Causation [1995], p.79)
Book Reference
'A Companion to Metaphysics', ed/tr. Kim,Jaegwon/Sosa,Ernest [Blackwell 1995], p.79
A Reaction
A nice bold claim with which I am in sympathy, but he would have a struggle proving it. Does this imply that causal explanations are basic, or in some way superior? Note that functional explanations would thus have underlying causal explanations.