Thinking about mechanisms

被引：1508
作者：
Machamer, P
Darden, L
Craver, CF
机构：
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Philosophy, Committee Hist & Philosophy Sci, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Hist & Philosophy Sci, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[3] Florida Int Univ, Dept Philosophy, Miami, FL 33199 USA
来源：
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2000年 / 67卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1086/392759
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
The concept of mechanism is analyzed in terms of entities and activities, organized such that they are productive of regular changes. Examples show how mechanisms work in neurobiology and molecular biology. Thinking in terms of mechanisms provides a new framework for addressing many traditional philosophical issues: causality, laws, explanation, reduction, and scientific change.
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