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Morgan on deductive explanation: A rejoinder

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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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Tuomela, R. Morgan on deductive explanation: A rejoinder. J Philos Logic 5, 527–543 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02109442

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