The Limits of New Mechanism as a General Theory of Scientific Explanation

Dissertation, University of Kansas (forthcoming)
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Dissertation Prospectus. Exploring the limits of New Mechanism as a general theory of scientific explanation, limiting its scope and proposing constraints.

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