The inchworm episode: Reconstituting the phenomenon of kinesin motility-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The inchworm episode: Reconstituting the phenomenon of kinesin motility

Published:2021-05-13 Issue:2 Volume:11 Page:
ISSN:1879-4912
Container-title:European Journal for Philosophy of Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Euro Jnl Phil Sci

Author:

Bollhagen Andrew^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractNew Mechanist philosophical models of "phenomenon reconstitution" understand the process to be driven by explanatory considerations. Here I discuss an episode of phenomenon reconstitution that occurred entirely within an experimental program dedicated to characterizing (rather than explaining) the phenomenon of kinesin motility. Rather than being driven by explanatory considerations, as standard mechanist views maintain, I argue that the phenomenon of kinesin motility was reconstituted to enhance researchers’ primary experimental tool—the single molecule motility assay.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

History and Philosophy of Science,Philosophy

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13194-021-00358-5.pdf

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