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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Universal principles are not primary beings, but particular principles are not universally knowable [Aristotle]
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Surprisingly, empiricists before Mill ignore explanation, which seems to transcend experience [Mill, by Ruben]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Understanding moves from the less to the more intelligible [Aristotle]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Aristotelian explanations mainly divide things into natural kinds [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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Explanation is fitting of facts into ever more general patterns of regularity [Mill, by Ruben]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Causal inference is by spotting either Agreements or Differences [Mill, by Lipton]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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We know something when we fully know what it is, not just its quality, quantity or location [Aristotle]
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Real enquiries seek causes, and causes are essences [Aristotle]
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We know a thing when we grasp its essence [Aristotle]
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The explanation is what gives matter its state, which is the form, which is the substance [Aristotle]
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Essential properties explain in conjunction with properties shared by the same kind [Aristotle, by Kung]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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The Methods of Difference and of Agreement are forms of inference to the best explanation [Mill, by Lipton]
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