Mechanistic explanation at the limit
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- Authors
- Waskan, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Waskan, Jonathan
- Venue
- Synthese
- Published
- 2011-01-19
- Volume
- 183
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 389-408
- ISSN
- 0039-7857 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0964
- OpenAlex
- W1965892063
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 10.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Synthese (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy, Science, and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Keywords
- mechanistic explanation, James Woodward, causal explanation, causal claims, actualism, causal perception, causal beliefs, mechanical reasoning
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