Toy models, dispositions, and the power to explain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10812998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippe Verreault-Julien (0000-0001-5816-8947, Eindhoven University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 201 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-023-04084-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4382316825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 46 |
Two recent contributions have discussed, and disagreed, over whether so-called toy models that attempt to represent dispositions have the power to explain. In this paper, I argue that neither of these positions is completely correct. Toy models may accurately represent, satisfy the veridicality condition, yet fail to provide how-actually explanations. This is because some dispositions remain unmanifested. Instead, the models provide how-possibly explanations; they possibly explain
Epistemology · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Physics · Power (physics) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Race, Genetics, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |