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'How the Laws of Physics Lie', 'A Pragmatic Conception of the A Priori' and 'Thinking About Mechanisms'
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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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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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The explanation is not the regularity, but the activity sustaining it [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / h. Explanations by function
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Functions are not properties of objects, they are activities contributing to mechanisms [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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Mechanisms are not just push-pull systems [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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Mechanisms are systems organised to produce regular change [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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A mechanism explains a phenomenon by showing how it was produced [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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Our account of mechanism combines both entities and activities [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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Descriptions of explanatory mechanisms have a bottom level, where going further is irrelevant [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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There are four types of bottom-level activities which will explain phenomena [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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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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