Makes a Difference

Arnon Levy

doi:10.1007/s10539-010-9234-2

Makes a Difference

Arnon Levy^*

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Abstract

Michael Strevens has produced an ambitious and comprehensive new account of scientific explanation. This review discusses its main themes, focusing on regularity explanation and a number of methodological concerns.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-467
Number of pages	9
Journal	Biology and Philosophy
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-010-9234-2
State	Published - May 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abstraction
Causation
Counterfactuals
Idealization
Regularity explanation
Scientific explanation

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Makes a Difference

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