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'works', 'The Scientific Image' and 'Causal Explanation'
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Does a good explanation produce understanding? That claim is just empty [Lewis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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Science may well pursue generalised explanation, rather than laws [Lewis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / f. Necessity in explanations
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A good explanation is supposed to show that the event had to happen [Lewis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Lewis endorses the thesis that all explanation of singular events is causal explanation [Lewis, by Psillos]
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To explain an event is to provide some information about its causal history [Lewis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation
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Why should the true explanation be one of the few we have actually thought of? [Fraassen, by Bird]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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An explanation is just descriptive information answering a particular question [Fraassen, by Salmon]
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