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Philosophy of science

explaining an event by deducing its description from general laws plus particular initial conditions.

In philosophy of science, deductive-nomological model refers to explaining an event by deducing its description from general laws plus particular initial conditions. This meaning comes from Hempel (1948) in Philosophy of Science.[1]

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Hempel, C. G., & Oppenheim, P. (1948). Studies in the Logic of Explanation. Philosophy of Science, 15(2), 135-175. https://doi.org/10.1086/286983

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