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Readings On Laws Of Nature.
Title:
Readings On Laws Of Nature.
Author:
Carroll, John W.
ISBN:
9780822980094
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (295 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Introduction / John W. Carroll -- 1. Laws of Nature / Fred I. Dretske -- 2. The Nature of Laws / Michael Tooley -- 3. Do the Laws of Physics State the Facts? / Nancy Cartwright -- 4. Confirmation and the Nomological / Frank Jackson and Robert Pargetter -- 5. Induction, Explanation, and Natural Necessity / John Foster -- 6. Armstrong on Laws and Probabilities / Bas C. Van Fraassen -- 7. Confirmation and Law-likeness / Elliott Sober -- 8. The World as One of a Kind: Natural Necessity and Laws of Nature / John Bigelow, Brian Ellis, and Caroline Lierse -- 9. Natural Laws and the Problem of Provisos / Marc Lange -- 10. Humean Supervenience / Barry Loewer -- 11. Ceteris Paribus, There Is No Problem of Provisos / John Earman and John Roberts -- 12. The Non-Governing Conception of Laws of Nature / Helen Beebee -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
As a subject of inquiry, laws of nature exist in the overlap between metaphysics and the philosophy of science. Over the past three decades, this area of study has become increasingly central to the philosophy of science. It also has relevance to a variety of topics in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and epistemology. Readings on Laws of Nature is the first anthology to offer a contemporary history of the problem of laws. The book is organized around three key issues: the matter of distinguishing laws from mere correlations, questions concerning inductive reasoning and laws, and the consideration of whether there are any true laws in science. Designed for class use, the anthology covers a remarkably broad range of views and concerns, and consists exclusively of articles that have proved highly influential in the field. Readings on Laws of Nature will also serve as a valuable research and reference tool for philosophers who do not specialize in the subject, but who have occasion to examine concepts relating to the laws of nature in their own work.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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