Morgan on deductive explanation: A rejoinder [Book Review]

Journal of Philosophical Logic 5 (4):527 - 543 (1976)
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This paper is mainly a response to Charles Morgan's criticisms (this journal, pp. 511-25) of the author's model of the (formal aspects of) explanation. It is claimed in the paper that with two modifications and some additional specifications the model withstands Morgan's criticisms

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Raimo Tuomela
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Counterfactuals.David K. Lewis - 1973 - Malden, Mass.: Blackwell.
Theoretical concepts.Raimo Tuomela - 1973 - New York,: Springer Verlag.
Discussion: A corrected model of explanation.Robert J. Ackermann - 1966 - Philosophy of Science 33 (1/2):168.
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