Unificationist Explanation is an explanatory framework within the philosophy of science that belongs to the class of theories of scientific explanation and is differentiated by its emphasis on unifying diverse phenomena under a minimal set of general principles or laws, thereby enhancing explanatory coherence through systematic simplicity and scope.
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Unificationist Theory Of Explanation
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Rethinking Mechanistic Explanation
Stuart Glennan · Philosophy of Science · 2002 · 861 citations
Petri Ylikoski, Jaakko Kuorikoski · Philosophical Studies · 2008 · 265 citations · Full text
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University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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4 publications
366 citations
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
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2 publications
40 citations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
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6 publications
5.7K citations
Denison University
Granville, United States
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2 publications
83 citations
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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3 publications
47 citations
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
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1 publications
21 citations
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, United States
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24 citations
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
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1 publications
265 citations
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- Philosophy of Science
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- American Psychologist
3 publications · 205 citations
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- Machine Learning
2 publications · 1.9K citations
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- The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
2 publications · 124 citations
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- International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
ISPS · 2 publications · 38 citations
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