Laws in NatureRoutledge, 2 серп. 2004 р. - 248 стор. Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and whether a property can be identified independently of its causal role. |
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1 Laws in science and philosophy | 1 |
Part I Humean lawlessness | 19 |
Part II Nomological realism | 65 |
Part III Realist lawlessness | 125 |
Notes | 206 |
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accept accidental account of laws actual allow argue Armstrong best system causal powers causal role Central Dilemma ceteris paribus Chapter claim concept connections in nature constant conjunctions contingent counterfactual determine dispositions distinct DTA theory electron Ellis Ellis’s empiricist entail epiphenomenal essence essential properties essentialist example existence explain external fact govern Hence Hume Hume’s Humean lawlessness ibid idea identity inference instances instantiated intrinsic laws of nature Lewis Lewis’s logical Meinongian meta metaphor metaphysical necessity modal modal realism Molnar mosaic Nancy Cartwright natural kinds necessary connections necessitarian necessity in nature Newton’s nomic nomological argument nomological realism notion object ontology particular phenomena philosophical plausible position possible worlds probabilistic problem quidditism real laws realist lawlessness reason reducible regularity theory regularity view scepticism seems statements Strawson supervenience supposed theory of laws things tion Tooley truth truthmakers universals van Fraassen view of laws world’s history