Drift and "Statistically Abstractive Explanation.".

A hitherto neglected form of explanation is explored, especially its role in population genetics. "Statistically abstractive explanation" (SA explanation) mandates the suppression of factors probabilistically relevant to an explanandum when these factors are extraneous to the theoretical project bei...

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Publicado en:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 464 - 488
Autor principal:	Matthen, Mohan
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Cambridge University Press Oct2009
Materias:	Explanation Abstract thought Reasoning Population genetics Philosophy of science
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