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Single Idea 24497

[catalogued under 14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations]

Full Idea

Increases in the detail given in a causal explanation come with losses in its ability to generalise.

Gist of Idea

The more detailed a causal explanation is, the less it can be generalised

Source

Mazviita Chirimuuta (The Brain Abstracted [2024], 6.2.2)

A Reaction

Her thesis is that the necessary simplifications of nature make science incapable of ever given the full truth about it. Consider how we discuss car accidents, for example. Seems right.

Book Reference

Mazviita Chirimuuta: 'The Brain Abstracted' [MIT 2024], p.157