Laws and lawmakers : science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature /

What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and ac...

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Main Author: Lange, Marc, 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199745036
019974503X
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