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Single Idea 11053

[filed under theme 14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction ]

Full Idea

As standardly construed, reduction can be either explanatory or ontological. Explanatory reduction is the strongest sort of reduction. ...Ontological reduction can still have an 'explanatory gap'.

Gist of Idea

Explanatory reduction is stronger than ontological reduction

Source

Robert Hanna (Rationality and Logic [2006], 1.1)

Book Ref

Hanna,Robert: 'Rationality and Logic' [MIT 2006], p.6