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mechanism and mechanismic explanation

This entry introduces the notion of mechanism in relation to that of system and shows the relevance of mechanism to explanation in both the natural and the social sciences. Most things in nature and in society are composite: Only the elementary particles in empty space are simple, and even so just for a while. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Mechanism and Mechanismic Explanation]

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