%0 Book Section %A Martin, Denis C. %D 2015 %T Mechanistic Emergence: Different Properties, Different Levels, Same Thing! %E Metzinger, Thomas K. %E Windt, Jennifer M. %B Open MIND %C Frankfurt am Main %I MIND Group %& 8(C) %! Mechanistic Emergence: Different Properties, Different Levels, Same Thing! %@ 9783958570634 %R 10.15502/9783958570634 %X In this commentary I will briefly sketch the notion of “levels of mechanisms” as presented by Carl Craver and propose that we extend it to a more general notion of “level” that ensures wider applicability. The account of levels I develop is essentially based on an account of “properties”, claiming dependence of instantiation on a certain epistemic context. The main goal is then to reconcile Craver's notion of “mechanisms” with “emergence” resulting in a contemporary account of “mechanistic emergence” implementing the developed concept of a level. Such an account could provide explanatory potential for and elucidate on seemingly mysterious higher-level properties and their ontology. %K Causation, Descriptive pluralism, Dispositional essentialism, Dualism, Emergence, Epistemic context, Level, Mechanisms, Mechanistic emergence, Mechanistic explanation, New essentialism, Novelty, Ontological novelty, Part–whole relationship, Properties, Property instantiation, Realization, Unexplainability, Unpredictability %U https://open-mind.net/papers/mechanistic-emergence-different-properties-different-levels-same-thing-a-commentary-on-carl-craver %G English