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Idealization and the Laws of NatureGoverning Law Solutions to Ideal Laws

Idealization and the Laws of Nature: Governing Law Solutions to Ideal Laws [Chapter 2 investigates the potential for a theory of the metaphysics of ideal laws based around governing conceptions of lawhood. Three existing approaches are discussed: Armstrong’ theory of nomic necessitation, Cartwright’s capacity conception of laws, and Ellis’ theory of laws as essences of natural kinds. It is argued that none of these conceptions can provide a suitable explanation of the existence of ideal laws.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Idealization and the Laws of NatureGoverning Law Solutions to Ideal Laws

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
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978-3-319-99563-2
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29 –51
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10.1007/978-3-319-99564-9_2
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[Chapter 2 investigates the potential for a theory of the metaphysics of ideal laws based around governing conceptions of lawhood. Three existing approaches are discussed: Armstrong’ theory of nomic necessitation, Cartwright’s capacity conception of laws, and Ellis’ theory of laws as essences of natural kinds. It is argued that none of these conceptions can provide a suitable explanation of the existence of ideal laws.]

Published: Aug 29, 2018

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