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Ideas for 'Logic (Port-Royal Art of Thinking)', 'Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World' and 'The Essence of Reference'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Causation produces productive mechanisms; to understand the world, understand these mechanisms [Salmon]

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Salmon's interaction mechanisms needn't be regular, or involving any systems [Glennan on Salmon]

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

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Forms make things distinct and explain the properties, by pure form, or arrangement of parts [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P]