In Defense of Dynamical Explanation
Proponents of mechanistic explanation have argued that dynamical models are mere phenomenal models, in that they describe rather than explain the scientific phenomena produced by complex systems. I argue instead that dynamical models can, in fact, be explanatory. Using an example from neuroscientif...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/philosophy_theses/143 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1139&context=philosophy_theses |