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'works', 'Causation and the Manifestation of Powers' and 'The Empirical Stance'
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Aristotelian explanations are facts, while modern explanations depend on human conceptions [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Aristotle regularly says that essential properties explain other significant properties [Aristotle, by Kung]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation
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Inference to best explanation contains all sorts of hidden values [Fraassen]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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We accept many scientific theories without endorsing them as true [Fraassen]
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