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Acknowledgments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2025

Kenneth Aizawa
Kenneth Aizawa
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Rutgers University, New Jersey

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Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation
A Granular Approach
 , pp. xi - xii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025
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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Mark Couch for feedback on Chapters 1–4. A special thanks to Drew Headley for his role as an outstanding collaborator. His early help with Hodgkin and Huxley’s work opened up the possibilities for this project. Thanks also to Drew for feedback on Chapters 1–5. Thanks to Caitlin Mace for comments on some material from this book presented at the 2024 Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association and to Zoe Drayson for organizing the session of which that was a part. Thanks to Edouard Machery for arranging a Lunch Time Talk at the Center for the Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Thanks to Mousa Mohammadian for comments on Chapter 7 and for helpful conversation at Pitt. Sincere thanks to Hilary Gaskin for seeing the promise in this work where few others did.

My greatest debt is to Angie, the love of my life. Without her love and support I would not have finished.

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  • Acknowledgments
  • Kenneth Aizawa, Rutgers University, New Jersey
  • Book: Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation
  • Online publication: 20 November 2025
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  • Acknowledgments
  • Kenneth Aizawa, Rutgers University, New Jersey
  • Book: Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation
  • Online publication: 20 November 2025
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