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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Aristotelian explanations are facts, while modern explanations depend on human conceptions [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Two main types of explanation are by causes, or by citing a theoretical framework [Cartwright,N]
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Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / c. Explanations by coherence
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An explanation is a model that fits a theory and predicts the phenomenological laws [Cartwright,N]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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The covering law view assumes that each phenomenon has a 'right' explanation [Cartwright,N]
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Laws get the facts wrong, and explanation rests on improvements and qualifications of laws [Cartwright,N]
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Laws apply to separate domains, but real explanations apply to intersecting domains [Cartwright,N]
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Covering-law explanation lets us explain storms by falling barometers [Cartwright,N]
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I disagree with the covering-law view that there is a law to cover every single case [Cartwright,N]
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You can't explain one quail's behaviour by just saying that all quails do it [Cartwright,N]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Aristotle regularly says that essential properties explain other significant properties [Aristotle, by Kung]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation
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In science, best explanations have regularly turned out to be false [Cartwright,N]
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