Laws of nature and chances what breathes fire into the equations?
Barry Loewer presents a novel account of the metaphysics of laws of nature, chances, fundamental ontology, and the space-time arena they occupy. He discusses the history of the concept of laws of nature, and shows how his Package Deal Account overcomes the problems of rival views and can accommodate...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York; Oxford
Oxford University Press
2024
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Barry Loewer presents a novel account of the metaphysics of laws of nature, chances, fundamental ontology, and the space-time arena they occupy. He discusses the history of the concept of laws of nature, and shows how his Package Deal Account overcomes the problems of rival views and can accommodate recent developments in physics. Cover -- Laws of Nature and Chances: What Breathes Fire into the Equations? -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Non-HumeanAccounts of the Metaphysics of Laws -- Governing Accounts -- Powers Accounts -- 3: The BSA Humean Account of the Metaphysics of Laws -- 4: Objections to the BSA -- 5: Problems with Perfectly Natural Properties -- 6: Super-Humeanism -- 7: The PDA -- 8: The PDA and Chance -- Metaphysical Coda -- 9: Special Science Laws and the PDA -- 10: Realism, Relativism, and Reference -- 11: Reprise and Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | viii, 150 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9780198907695 978-0-19-890769-5 |