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I have recently been working with a form of one of Hempel’s (1962) two modes of explanation: the subsumption of phenomena under a covering law model. The form in question is the subsumption—or equivalently, specification—hierarchy (Salthe, 2012), thus, for example:
{class of more general universals {{{nested subclasses of more definite particulars}}}}
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Salthe, S.N. (2014). A Mode of “Epi-Thinking” Leads to the Exploration of Vagueness and Finality. In: Lissack, M., Graber, A. (eds) Modes of Explanation. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137403865_8
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