Laws of Nature

By:

John W. Carroll

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

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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 emperically 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. This distinctively clear and detailed discussion of what it is to be a law will be valuable to a broad swathe of philosophers in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of science.

Release date NZ

June 5th, 2008

Author

John W. Carroll

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

9 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

216

Series

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

Dimensions

140x216x13

ISBN-13

9780521064132

Product ID

2575351

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