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The role of unification in explanations of facts

Erik Weber (UGent) , Jeroen Van Bouwel (UGent) and Merel Lefevere (UGent)
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In the literature on scientific explanation, there is a classical distinction between explanations of facts and explanations of laws. This paper is about explanations of facts. Our aim is to analyse the role of unification in explanations of this kind. We discuss five positions with respect to this role, argue for two of them and refute the three others.
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explanatory virtues, Aim of explanation, causation, unification.

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Weber, Erik, et al. “The Role of Unification in Explanations of Facts.” EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009, edited by Henk De Regt et al., vol. 1, Springer, 2012, pp. 403–13, doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2404-4_33.
APA
Weber, E., Van Bouwel, J., & Lefevere, M. (2012). The role of unification in explanations of facts. In H. De Regt, S. Okasha, & S. Hartmann (Eds.), EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009 (Vol. 1, pp. 403–413). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2404-4_33
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Weber, Erik, Jeroen Van Bouwel, and Merel Lefevere. 2012. “The Role of Unification in Explanations of Facts.” In EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009, edited by Henk De Regt, Samir Okasha, and Stephan Hartmann, 1:403–13. Berlin, Germany: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2404-4_33.
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Weber, Erik, Jeroen Van Bouwel, and Merel Lefevere. 2012. “The Role of Unification in Explanations of Facts.” In EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009, ed by. Henk De Regt, Samir Okasha, and Stephan Hartmann, 1:403–413. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2404-4_33.
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Weber E, Van Bouwel J, Lefevere M. The role of unification in explanations of facts. In: De Regt H, Okasha S, Hartmann S, editors. EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009. Berlin, Germany: Springer; 2012. p. 403–13.
IEEE
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E. Weber, J. Van Bouwel, and M. Lefevere, “The role of unification in explanations of facts,” in EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 403–413.
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  abstract     = {{In the literature on scientific explanation, there is a classical distinction between explanations of facts and explanations of laws. This paper is about explanations of facts. Our aim is to analyse the role of unification in explanations of this kind. We discuss five positions with respect to this role, argue for two of them and refute the three others.}},
  author       = {{Weber, Erik and Van Bouwel, Jeroen and Lefevere, Merel}},
  booktitle    = {{EPSA Philosophy of Science : Amsterdam 2009}},
  editor       = {{De Regt, Henk and Okasha, Samir and Hartmann, Stephan}},
  isbn         = {{9789400724037}},
  keywords     = {{explanatory virtues,Aim of explanation,causation,unification.}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Amsterdam, The Netherlands}},
  pages        = {{403--413}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{The role of unification in explanations of facts}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2404-4_33}},
  volume       = {{1}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}

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