New Mechanism Explanation, Emergence and Reduction

• Other Authors: Cordovil, João L. (Editor), Santos, Gil (Editor), Vecchi, Davide (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2024
• Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
• Subjects: Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of science; Machine learning; Evo-devo; Structural realism; New mechanism; Mechanistic explanation; Mechanistic models; Organisms need mechanisms; Mechanisms of emergence; Mechanisms in chemistry
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This open access book addresses the epistemological and ontological significance as well as the scope of new mechanism. In particular, this book addresses the issues of what is "new" about new mechanism, the epistemological and ontological reasons underlying the adoption of mechanistic ins...