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'Parmenides', 'Certain Physical Essays' and 'Geometrical Method and Metaphysics'
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Explanation is generally to deduce it from something better known, which comes in degrees [Boyle]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Minds are best explained by their ends, and bodies by efficient causes [Leibniz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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The best explanations get down to primary basics, but others go less deep [Boyle]
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