What’s Wrong with Invisible-Hand Explanations?

Philosophy of Science 64 (4):126 (1997)
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An invisible hand seems to play an important role in science. In this paper I set out the general structure of invisible-hand explanations, counter some objections that have been raised to them, and detail the role that they play in science. The most important issue is the character of the mechanisms that are supposed to bring about invisible-hand effects

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