Minimal Model Explanations.

This article discusses minimal model explanations, which we argue are distinct from various causal, mechanical, difference-making, and so on, strategies prominent in the philosophical literature. We contend that what accounts for the explanatory power of these models is not that they have certain fe...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 349 - 377
Main Authors:	Batterman, Robert W., Rice, Collin C.
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Jul2014
Subjects:	Scientific models Philosophical literature Behavior Philosophy Humanities
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