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Full Idea
Lewis endorses the thesis that all explanation of singular events is causal explanation.
Gist of Idea
Lewis endorses the thesis that all explanation of singular events is causal explanation
Source
report of David Lewis (Causal Explanation [1986]) by Stathis Psillos - Causation and Explanation p.237
Book Ref
Psillos,Stathis: 'Causation and Explanation' [Acumen 2002], p.237
A Reaction
It is hard to challenge this. The assumption is that only nomological and causal explanations are possible, and the former are unobtainable for singular events.