(2.4.1) is a so-called singular causal explanation, advanced by Michael Scriven (1962) as a counterexample to the claim that the DN model describes necessary conditions for successful explanation.
However, an evidence-based public health practice requires rigorous synthesis of available scientific evidence to move beyond a singular plausible explanation [ 5].
It might seem that the contention of the hidden structure strategy that singular causal explanations like (2.4.1) are implicit DN/IS explanations or sketches of such explanations is at best relevant to the question of whether the DNIS model provides an adequate reconstruction of this particular sort of explanation.
Ideally, singular causal explanations like (2.4.1) should be replaced by explicit DN explanations like (2.4.2).
The plausible opposite of "permanent scientific explanation" is "singular poetic description," not "miraculous magical intercession".
The idea of sexual attraction, or love, or both together, appeared to be so singular that a rational explanation for his behavior had to be discovered and a remedy applied.
Heilmann and Perry counterintuitively argue that "much of the explanation for this singular achievement lies in the creative adaptation of key elements of China's revolutionary heritage".
To my mind, the mechanisms I propose offer a potential explanation for the singular observations of Segerdahl et al. They are incomplete – for instance, focal activation was not reported in the posterolateral thalamus and activity supporting the behavior of reporting the discriminative readout is missing – nonetheless, they provide practical inroads for future experiments.
No one can hand on a singular concept to another by definition or explanation.
Causal explanations explain because they fit singular causal occurrences into true causal generalizations (2005, 442 43).
