Humean laws and explanation
My primary focus in this paper is on an objection to Humean account of laws and specifically to David Lewis’ “best systems analysis” (BSA). The objection is that the laws according to the BSA (which I call L-laws) fail to account for the ability of laws to explain. In contrast governing laws (which...
Main Author: | Barry Loewer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2019-12-01
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Series: | Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology |
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Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/70052 |
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