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Faye, J. Explanation Explained. Synthese 120, 61–75 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005258504182

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Keywords

  • Background Knowledge
  • Causal Explanation
  • Receive View
  • Linguistic Community
  • Explanatory Force