Mixed-Level Explanation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10707656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Wilson (0000-0002-0425-5305) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 933-946 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/657426 |
| OpenAlex | W1997258502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Explanations in physics commonly appeal to data drawn from different length or time scales, as when a “top-down” macroscopic constraint such as rigidity is used to evade the complexities one would confront in attempting to model the situation in a purely “bottom-up” fashion. Such techniques commonly embody rather complex shifts in explanatory strategy
Appeal · Constraint (computer-aided design) · Econometrics · Epistemology · Geometry · Mathematical economics · Physics · Political science · Rigidity (electromagnetism) · Statistical physics · Theoretical physics · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Scientific Computing and Data Management
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |