Naslov
Explanation in molecular biology: The explanatory force of the details

Autori
Balorda, Vito

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, prošireni sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts / - , 2019, 66-67

Skup
ISHPSSB 2019 Conference

Mjesto i datum
Oslo, Norveška, 07.07.2019. - 12.07.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
mechanisms ; specification ; abstraction ; details

Sažetak
In this paper, we address the question of abstraction and specification in recent mechanistic debate. Namely, the role these procedures play in explaining biological phenomena, in particular, at the interface between molecular and evolutionary biology. Relatedly, we also address the issue of explanatory relevance, a key feature of the mechanistic accounts of explanation. We asses scientific abstraction, a procedure of ascending to a more general level in understanding target biological phenomena and having its main merits in providing a theoretical framework that allows us to filter and, then, fit into it explanatory relevant data. The explanatory power or force of a scientific explanation, however, consists in delineating the details.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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