What is a Law of Nature?

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Epistemology, Science & Nature, Science
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Author: D. M. Armstrong ISBN: 9781316557723
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: August 26, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: D. M. Armstrong
ISBN: 9781316557723
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: August 26, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers.

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First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers.

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