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'Mechanisms', 'Meaning and the Moral Sciences' and 'Implications'
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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Modern mechanism need parts with spatial, temporal and function facts, and diagrams [Glennan]
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Mechanisms are either systems of parts or sequences of activities [Glennan]
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Mechanistic philosophy of science is an alternative to the empiricist law-based tradition [Glennan]
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17th century mechanists explained everything by the kinetic physical fundamentals [Glennan]
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Unlike the lawlike approach, mechanistic explanation can allow for exceptions [Glennan]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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You can't decide which explanations are good if you don't attend to the interest-relative aspects [Putnam]
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