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1940-, Cornwell John, ed. Explanations: Styles of explanation in science. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Hon, Giora, and Sam S. Rakover, eds. Explanation. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9731-9.

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David-Hillel, Ruben, ed. Explanation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.

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1958-, Campbell Joseph Keim, O'Rourke Michael 1963-, and Silverstein Harry 1942-, eds. Causation and explanation. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2007.

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Weber, Erik, Jeroen Van Bouwel, and Leen De Vreese. Scientific Explanation. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6446-0.

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PERSSON, JOHANNES, and PETRI YLIKOSKI, eds. RETHINKING EXPLANATION. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5581-2.

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1947-, Kitcher Philip, and Salmon Wesley C, eds. Scientific explanation. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1989.

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Theophylactus. The explanation. House Springs, Mo: Chysostom Press, 1992.

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Johannes, Persson, and Ylikoski Petri, eds. Rethinking explanation. Dordrecht: Springer, 2007.

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Ruben, David-Hillel. Explaining explanation. London: Routledge, 1990.

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Johannes, Persson, and Ylikoski Petri, eds. Rethinking explanation. Dordrecht: Springer, 2007.

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Adelberg, Michael G. The natural history of explanation. Carmichael, Calif: Panurge Press, 1994.

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Klärner, Holger. Der Schluss auf die beste Erklärung. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2003.

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Poston, Ted. Reason and Explanation. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137012265.

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Contini-Morava, Ellen, and Barbara S. Goldberg, eds. Meaning as Explanation. Berlin, New York: DE GRUYTER MOUTON, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110907575.

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Lissack, Michael, and Abraham Graber, eds. Modes of Explanation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137403865.

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Spohn, Wolfgang, Bas C. Fraassen, and Brian Skyrms, eds. Existence and Explanation. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3244-2.

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Braillard, Pierre-Alain, and Christophe Malaterre. Explanation in Biology. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9822-8.

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Edmondson, Amy C. A Fuller Explanation. Boston, MA: Birkhäuser Boston, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7485-5.

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Palmer, Sue. The explanation book. Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire: Peter Ellse, TTS Group Ltd., 2001.

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C, Pitt Joseph, ed. Theories of explanation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

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Cornwell, John. Explanations: Styles of Explanation in Science. Oxford University Press, USA, 2004.

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Cornwell, John. Explanations: Styles of Explanation in Science. Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Glennan, Stuart. Explanation. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198779711.003.0008.

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This concluding chapter offers an abstract account of explanation as such, arguing that explanations involve the construction of models that always show what the targets of explanation depend upon (dependence), and sometimes show how multiple targets depend upon similar things (unification). It then suggests, in light of this account, how Salmon’s three conceptions of scientific explanation are not alternative conceptions, but are in fact complementary aspects of successful explanation. Explanations of natural phenomena are then divided into three kinds—bare causal, mechanistic, and non-causal. Bare causal explanations show what depends upon what, while mechanistic explanations show how those dependencies arise. Non-causal explanations in various forms show non-causal dependencies, which arise from features of the space in which mechanisms act.

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Skow, Brad. Scientific Explanation. Edited by Paul Humphreys. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199368815.013.15.

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This chapter argues that the notion of explanation relevant to the philosophy of science is that of an answer to a why-question. From this point of view it surveys most of the historically important theories of explanation. Hempel’s deductive-nomological, and inductive-statistical, models of explanation required explanations to cite laws. Familiar counterexamples to these models suggested that laws are not needed, and instead that explanations should cite causes. One theory of causal explanation, David Lewis’s, is discussed in some detail. Many philosophers now reject causal theories of explanation because they think that there are non-causal explanations; some examples are reviewed. The role of probabilities and statistics in explanation, and their relation to causation, is also discussed. Another strategy for dealing with counterexamples to Hempel’s theory leads to unificationist theories of explanation. Kitcher's unificationist theory is presented, and a new argument against unificationist theories is offered. Also discussed in some detail are Van Fraassen’s pragmatic theory, and Streven’s and Woodward’s recent theories of causal explanation.

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Reutlinger, Alexander, and Juha Saatsi, eds. Explanation Beyond Causation. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198777946.001.0001.

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Explanations are very important to us in many contexts: in science, mathematics, philosophy, and also in everyday and juridical contexts. But what is an explanation? In the philosophical study of explanation, there is long-standing, influential tradition that links explanation intimately to causation: we often explain by providing accurate information about the causes of the phenomenon to be explained. Such causal accounts have been the received view of the nature of explanation, particularly in philosophy of science, since the 1980s. However, philosophers have recently begun to break with this causal tradition by shifting their focus to kinds of explanation that do not turn on causal information. The increasing recognition of the importance of such non-causal explanations in the sciences and elsewhere raises pressing questions for philosophers of explanation. What is the nature of non-causal explanations—and which theory best captures it? How do non-causal explanations relate to causal ones? How are non-causal explanations in the sciences related to those in mathematics and metaphysics? This volume of new essays explores answers to these and other questions at the heart of contemporary philosophy of explanation. The essays address these questions from a variety of perspectives, including general accounts of non-causal and causal explanations, as well as a wide range of detailed case studies of non-causal explanations from the sciences, mathematics and metaphysics.

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Lombrozo, Tania, and Nadya Vasilyeva. Causal Explanation. Edited by Michael R. Waldmann. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199399550.013.22.

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Explanation and causation are intimately related. Explanations often appeal to causes, and causal claims are often answers to implicit or explicit questions about why or how something occurred. This chapter considers what we can learn about causal reasoning from research on explanation. In particular, it reviews an emerging body of work suggesting that explanatory considerations—such as the simplicity or scope of a causal hypothesis—can systematically influence causal inference and learning. It also discusses proposed distinctions among types of explanations and reviews the effects of each explanation type on causal reasoning and representation. Finally, it considers the relationship between explanations and causal mechanisms and raises important questions for future research.

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Explanation Beyond Causation: Philosophical Perspectives on Non-Causal Explanations. Oxford University Press, 2018.

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Erklären als didaktisches Handeln. Würzburg: Ergon, 1999.

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Wilson, Robert A., and Frank C. Keil. Explanation and Cognition. MIT Press, 2000.

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O'Rourke, Michael, Joseph Keim Campbell, and Harry S. Silverstein. Causation and Explanation. MIT Press, 2007.

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Explanation and cognition. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2000.

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O'Rourke, Michael, Joseph Keim Campbell, and Harry S. Silverstein. Causation and Explanation. MIT Press, 2007.

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Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab. Taghut Explanation. Independently published, 2019.

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Ruben, David-Hillel. Explaining Explanation. Routledge, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203169308.

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Schank, R. P. Explanation Patterns. Psychology Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203781869.

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Gallagher, John, and Dànielle DeVoss, eds. Explanation Points. Utah State University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7330/9781607328834.

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Ruben, David-Hillel. Explaining Explanation. Routledge, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315634739.

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Perfect Explanation. Salt Publishing, 2019.

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Weber, Erik, Jeroen Van Bouwel, and Leen De Vreese. Scientific Explanation. Springer, 2013.

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Youngblood, Tiffany. Rational Explanation. White Bird Publications, 2020.

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Ruben, David-Hillel. Explaining Explanation. Taylor & Francis Group, 2003.

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Edmondson, Amy. Fuller Explanation. Lulu Press, Inc., 2010.

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Persson, Johannes, and Petri Ylikoski. Rethinking Explanation. Springer, 2014.

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Explaining explanation. 2nd ed. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, 2012.

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Explaining Explanation. Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.

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Perfect Explanation. Salt Publishing, 2019.

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Persson, Johannes, and Petri Ylikoski. Rethinking Explanation. Springer, 2007.

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Weber, Erik, Jeroen Van Bouwel, and Leen De Vreese. Scientific Explanation. Erik Weber, 2013.

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Ruben, David-Hillel. Explaining Explanation. Taylor & Francis Group, 2003.

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