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'works', 'Getting Causes from Powers' and 'Quantification and Descriptions'
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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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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 / e. Lawlike explanations
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It is tempting to think that only entailment provides a full explanation [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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A structure won't give a causal explanation unless we know the powers of the structure [Mumford/Anjum]
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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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