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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

7060	One form of explanation is by decomposition [Heil]
	Full Idea: One form of explanation is by decomposition.
	From: John Heil (From an Ontological Point of View [2003], 19.8)
	A reaction: This is a fancy word for taking it apart, presumably to see how it works, which implies a functional explanation, rather than to see what it is made of, which seeks an ontological explanation. Simply 'decomposing' something wouldn't in itself explain.