Grounding and the explanatory role of generalizations
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DOI: 10.1007/s11098-017-0946-x
Abstract: According to Hempel’s (Aspects of scientific explanation and other essays. The Free Press, New York, 1965) influential theory of explanation, explaining why some a is G consists in showing that the truth that a is… read more here.
Keywords: role generalizations; explanatory role; role; grounding explanatory ... See more keywords