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'Locke on Human Understanding', 'Dispositions' and 'Philosophy of Natural Science'
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Nomothetic explanations cite laws, and structural explanations cite mechanisms [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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General laws depend upon the capacities of particulars, not the other way around [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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If fragile just means 'breaks when dropped', it won't explain a breakage [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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Maybe dispositions can replace the 'laws of nature' as the basis of explanation [Mumford]
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To avoid a regress in explanations, ungrounded dispositions will always have to be posited [Mumford]
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Subatomic particles may terminate explanation, if they lack structure [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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Ontology is unrelated to explanation, which concerns modes of presentation and states of knowledge [Mumford]
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