Isn’t mechanistic specifically about physical properties? Could you say that an explanation of a social phenomenon is “mechanistic”, even though it makes zero references to physical reality?
You could indeed; think “causal mechanism” rather than “physical mechanism”.
Isn’t mechanistic specifically about physical properties? Could you say that an explanation of a social phenomenon is “mechanistic”, even though it makes zero references to physical reality?
You could indeed; think “causal mechanism” rather than “physical mechanism”.