Machamer, Darden, and Craver's mechanistic explanation demonstrates that inter-level reduction proceeds via mechanism schemas, not conceptual-definitional linkage between predicates.
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General templates or blueprints for how mechanisms work—a reusable pattern that describes what parts are involved and how they interact to produce a result.
Predicates(in logic and philosophy of language)
Words or phrases that describe properties or characteristics of something—like 'is red' or 'is tall' in the sentence 'The ball is red.'
mechanistic explanation(Philosophy of science, distinct from physics-centered models)
A form of explanation where the functioning of a complex entity is explained in terms of the coordinated activation of its constituents, tied to a hierarchical order of local mechanisms whose constituents can themselves become the target of further mechanistic explanation, and organized to do something