Full Idea
We understand a phenomenon better when we know not just what caused it, but how the cause operated.
Gist of Idea
We want to know not just the cause, but how the cause operated
Source
Peter Lipton (Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd) [2004], 08 'the guiding')
Book Reference
Lipton,Peter: 'Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd ed)' [Routledge 2004], p.122
A Reaction
This is the key point behind the desire for 'mechanism' in explanation. It strikes me as undeniable.