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.
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.
Barry Loewer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He recieved his PhD from Stanford University in 1975. He taught first at the University of South Carolina before joining Rutgers University in 1989. Loewer is the co-editor of Meaning, Mind, and Matter (OUP, 2015).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1: Introduction 2: Non-Humean accounts of the metaphysics of laws 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 9: Special Science laws 10: Relativism and Realism 11: Reprise and Conclusion
Preface 1: Introduction 2: Non-Humean accounts of the metaphysics of laws 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 9: Special Science laws 10: Relativism and Realism 11: Reprise and Conclusion
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