Laws of Nature
John W. Carroll
John Carroll undertakes a careful philosophical examination of laws of nature, causation, and other related topics. He argues that laws of nature are not susceptible to the sort of philosophical treatment preferred by empiricists. Indeed he shows that empirically pure matters of fact need not even determine what the laws are. Similar, even stronger, conclusions are drawn about causation. Replacing the traditional view of laws and causation requiring some kind of foundational legitimacy, the author argues that these phenomena are inextricably intertwined with everything else.
Catégories:
Année:
2008
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Cambridge University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
212
ISBN 10:
0521433347
ISBN 13:
9780521433341
Collection:
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Fichier:
DJVU, 1.04 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2008