Laws in nature /
"What are the laws of nature? Do they control the actions and movements of the other things that exist in our world? Is there a sense in which such laws are real things?" "Both scientists and philosophers have been attracted by the view that the world contains laws of nature. It is su...
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| 440 | 0 | |a Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; |v 18 | |
| 490 | 1 | |a Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; |v 18 | |
| 490 | 1 | |a Routledge studies in twentieth-century philosophy ; |v 18 | |
| 500 | |a This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |5 CTY | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-224) and index | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-224) and index | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [218] - 224) and index | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-224) and index | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Laws in science and philosophy -- Humean lawlessness. The lawless world ; Regularities and best systems ; Hume's argument -- Nomological realism. The nomological argument ; Natural necessitation relations ; Necessitarian essentialism -- Realist lawlessness. Are natural laws a natural kind? ; The central dilemma ; Modal properties ; Objections and replies ; Conclusion : law and metaphor | |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1 |t Laws in science and philosophy -- |g Pt. I. |t Humean lawlessness -- |g 2. |t The lawless world -- |g 3. |t Regularities and best systems -- |g 4. |t Hume's argument -- |g Pt. II. |t Nomological realism -- |g 5. |t The nomological argument -- |g 6. |t Natural necessitation relations -- |g 7. |t Necessitarian essentialism -- |g Pt. III. |t Realist lawlessness -- |g 8. |t Are natural laws a natural kind? -- |g 9. |t The central dilemma -- |g 10. |t Modal properties -- |g 11. |t Objections and replies -- |g 12. |t Conclusion : law and metaphor. |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1 |t Laws in science and philosophy |g 1 -- |g 1.1 |t Laws and explanations |g 1 -- |g 1.2 |t Apology for metaphysics |g 4 -- |g 1.3 |t Laws in nature |g 8 -- |g 1.4 |t Laws in science |g 10 -- |g 1.5 |t Lawlessness |g 13 -- |g Part I |t Humean lawlessness |g 19 -- |g 2 |t The lawless world |g 21 -- |g 2.1 |t Just one little thing and then another |g 21 -- |g 2.2 |t A sceptical duty |g 22 -- |g 2.3 |t Humean lawlessness |g 23 -- |g 2.4 |t Necessity is in the head |g 24 -- |g 2.5 |t Regularities and science |g 26 -- |g 2.6 |t Conjunctions, connections and laws |g 27 -- |g 2.7 |t Humean 'theories of laws' |g 30 -- |g 3 |t Regularities and best systems |g 31 -- |g 3.1 |t Regularity and less-than-universal regularity |g 31 -- |g 3.2 |t Irrefutable but unappealing |g 32 -- |g 3.3 |t The critique of the regularity theory |g 35 -- |g 3.4 |t The best systems theory |g 40 -- |g 3.5 |t Problems for best systems |g 45 -- |g 3.6 |t Humean supervenience |g 48 -- |g 4 |t Hume's argument |g 50 -- |g 4.1 |t The Humean view of necessity and laws |g 50 -- |g 4.2 |t The arguments of the Treatise and Enquiry |g 51 -- |g 4.3 |t Was Hume a sceptical realist? |g 57 -- |g 4.4 |t Humean scepticism |g 61 -- |g 4.5 |t Conjunction as evidence of necessity |g 63 -- |g Part II |t Nomological realism |g 65 -- |g 5 |t The nomological argument |g 67 -- |g 5.1 |t What is nomological realism? |g 67 -- |g 5.2 |t Do we need a nomological argument? |g 68 -- |g 5.3 |t The argument |g 69 -- |g 5.4 |t Without laws, there would be no order |g 72 -- |g 5.5 |t Without laws, there would be nothing |g 74 -- |g 5.6 |t Without laws, there would be no science |g 76 -- |g 5.7 |t How compelling is the nomological argument? |g 77 -- |g 5.8 |t Cosmic coincidence |g 79 -- |g 5.9 |t Patterns without laws |g 81 -- |g 5.10 |t A less direct argument for laws? |g 82 -- |g 6 |t Natural necessitation relations |g 83 -- |g 6.1 |t Real laws and their role |g 83 -- |g 6.2 |t The basic DTA theory |g 85 -- |g 6.3 |t Key virtues over the regularity theory |g 87 -- |g 6.4 |t Variants on the DTA theory |g 89 -- |g 6.5 |t Some perceived weaknesses of DTA |g 92 -- |g 6.6 |t Armstrong's nomological argument |g 96 -- |g 6.7 |t The nomic relation |g 99 -- |g 6.8 |t Instantiation and supervenience |g 101 -- |g 6.9 |t How can Armstrong's laws govern? |g 102 -- |g 6.10 |t Quidditism |g 103 -- |g 7 |t Necessitarian essentialism |g 105 -- |g 7.1 |t The New Essentialism |g 105 -- |g 7.2 |t The essentialist theory of laws |g 106 -- |g 7.3 |t Natural kinds |g 110 -- |g 7.4 |t Essential properties |g 113 -- |g 7.5 |t The universal accidental |g 116 -- |g 7.6 |t From reference to essence? |g 118 -- |g 7.7 |t From science to essence? |g 118 -- |g 7.8 |t Essentialist laws? |g 120 -- |g 7.9 |t Necessary laws? |g 122 -- |g 7.10 |t Essentialist laws not proved |g 123 -- |g Part III |t Realist lawlessness |g 125 -- |g 8 |t Are natural laws a natural kind? |g 127 -- |g 8.2 |t The elusive and ineffable nature of laws |g 128 -- |g 8.3 |t Laws as a kind? |g 130 -- |g 8.4 |t Disagreements |g 132 -- |g 8.5 |t The diversity of laws |g 134 -- |g 8.6 |t A family resemblance between laws? |g 139 -- |g 8.7 |t Modernization? |g 141 -- |g 9 |t The Central Dilemma |g 143 -- |g 9.1 |t The Central Dilemma: introduction |g 143 -- |g 9.2 |t The argument: summary formulation |g 144 -- |g 9.3 |t The governing role of laws |g 145 -- |g 9.4 |t The Central Dilemma, first horn: externalized laws |g 146 -- |g 9.5 |t External laws and quidditism |g 149 -- |g 9.6 |t First horn: summary |g 152 -- |g 9.7 |t The Central Dilemma, second horn: internalized laws |g 153 -- |g 9.8 |t Newtonian spirits |g 156 -- |g 9.9 |t Second horn: summary |g 157 -- |g 9.10 |t Full statement and conclusion |g 158 -- |g 10 |t Modal properties |g 160 -- |g 10.1 |t Necessity in nature |g 160 -- |g 10.2 |t Full strength necessity in laws |g 161 -- |g 10.3 |t Contingent natural necessity |g 163 -- |g 10.4 |t De re necessity |g 166 -- |g 10.5 |t Is a power's necessity merely analytic? |g 168 -- |g 10.6 |t Powerful properties |g 170 -- |g 10.7 |t Shifting potencies |g 174 -- |g 10.8 |t Restricted combinatorialsim |g 175 -- |g 10.9 |t Possible properties |g 180 -- |g 10.10 |t Natural necessity |g 181 -- |g 11 |t Objections and replies |g 182 -- |g 11.1 |t Responses |g 182 -- |g 11.2 |t Holism versus discreta |g 182 -- |g 11.3 |t Relativity |g 185 -- |g 11.4 |t Do all properties have a causal essence? |g 187 -- |g 11.5 |t Epiphenomena |g 188 -- |g 11.6 |t How might the account be extended to relations? |g 190 -- |g 11.7 |t Meinongianism |g 192 -- |g 11.8 |t Why is this not a theory of laws? |g 195 -- |g 11.9 |t Why is this theory not subject to the Central Dilemma? |g 197 -- |g 11.10 |t Am I looking for the wrong kind of law? |g 198 -- |g 11.11 |t Can all laws be replaced by powers? |g 198 -- |g 11.12 |t Powers are no better understood than laws |g 199 -- |g 12 |t Conclusion: law and metaphor |g 201 -- |g 12.1 |t Law as metaphor |g 201 -- |g 12.2 |t Law as the wrong metaphor |g 202 -- |g 12.3 |t Law as a harmful metaphor |g 203 |
| 520 | 1 | |a "What are the laws of nature? Do they control the actions and movements of the other things that exist in our world? Is there a sense in which such laws are real things?" "Both scientists and philosophers have been attracted by the view that the world contains laws of nature. It is such laws that dictate the behaviour of particulars, rather than any of those things' intrinsic or internal forces. In this book Stephen Mumford argues against this popular view. He shows that no adequate account has been produced of what such laws in nature would be, or how they would perform the work that has been required of them. In their place, he argues that there are other necessary connections in nature that can do all the work for which we thought laws were needed." | |
| 520 | 8 | |a "This book offers a holistic and connected account of reality in which the world's elements do not need to be activated or controlled by laws. It is not possible that these elements behave other than they do. They world is more of a jigsaw than a mosaic: its pieces can form only one picture, and laws are no part of it."--Jacket | |
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