Mechanisms
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2008
Publication Title
The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Science
Abstract
This book chapter contains an overview of recent work on mechanisms -- especially the work of myself, Bechtel, Craver, Darden and Machamer. The essay discusses the competing analyses of the concept of mechanism and applications of this work to other areas of research in the philosophy of science, including laws, causation, reduction, explanation, and discovery. Note: Link is to the catalog entry in WorldCat's catalog. Please see your local librarian for assistance in borrowing this item via interlibrary loan.
Recommended Citation
Glennan, Stuart, "Mechanisms" The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Science / (2008): -.
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