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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

15119	Aristotelian explanation by essence may need to draw on knowledge of other essences [Aristotle, by Koslicki]
	Full Idea: From Aristotle's biology we learn that a successful scientific explanation of the necessary (but non-essential) features of one type of phenomenon (e.g. camels) my require appeal to facts about the essences of other types of phenomena (stomachs).
	From: report of Aristotle (The History of Animals [c.344 BCE]) by Kathrin Koslicki - Essence, Necessity and Explanation 13.4