Three kinds of new mechanism

Arnon Levy*

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Abstract

I distinguish three theses associated with the new mechanistic philosophy-concerning causation, explanation and scientific methodology. Advocates of each thesis are identified and relationships among them are outlined. I then look at some recent work on natural selection and mechanisms. Framing that debate in terms of different kinds of New Mechanism significantly affects what is at stake.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-114
Number of pages16
JournalBiology and Philosophy
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Causation
  • Decomposition
  • Localization
  • Mechanistic explanation
  • Natural selection
  • New mechanistic philosophy

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