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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
- ISBN
- 978-3-319-99563-2
- Pages
- 53 –77
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-99564-9_3
- Publisher site
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Abstract
[Chapter 3 investigates the potential for a theory of the metaphysics of ideal laws based around non-governing conceptions of lawhood. Three existing approaches are discussed: Lewis’ best system account and Schrenk’s so-called ‘better best system account’; Unterhuber’s theory of laws as generics, and the inference-ticket view, advocated by some logical empiricists such as Schlick and Toulmin. It is argued that a combination of the best system account and the inference-ticket view offers the best hope for a theory of ideal laws.]
Published: Aug 29, 2018
Keywords: Ideal Law; Unterhuber; Ceteris Paribus Laws; Instance Laws; Proportionality Law