 A common account of the sources of explanatory pluralism is pragmatic: which type, which level or grain of explanation is sought depends on the questions being asked (e.g., van Bouwel, Weber, &amp; De Vreese 2011; McCauley &amp; Bechtel 2001), which vary with epistemic and practical interests. A more radical take on the issue goes further by contending that there is no objective reason to prefer macro-explanations over micro-explanations (or vice-versa), such a choice being a matter of taste (Sober 1999: 551).