Naslov
The Origin of Genes: Causal-Mechanical Explanation without Decomposition

Autori
Šustar, Predrag ; Brzović, Zdenka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
PSA2018, 50th Anniversary of the First Biennial Meeting of the PSA

Mjesto i datum
Seattle (WA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 01.11.2018. - 04.11.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Explanation, molecular biology, New Mechanists

Sažetak
The new causal-mechanical (CM) account of scientific explanation has been acclaimed as especially suitable for molecular biology because of its closeness to scientific practice. However, it has been recently criticized as over- permissive in distinguishing acceptable explanations. We examine two particular issues arising from the levels explanatory constraint: the right-level and level-grounding issues. We argue, through the case-study of de novo genes origin, against the new mechanists' CM. Namely, the 'one level below' is not a necessary condition for CM, and in the cases of evolutionary constrained systems, the identification of levels and component-parts' role are fixed by selective pressures.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

POVEZANOST RADA