What is a law of nature?
By: Armstrong, D. M
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TextSeries: Cambridge Philosophy ClassicsPublisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1983Description: xiii, 168 p.ISBN: 9781316507094Subject(s): Philosophy of nature | Law - Philosophical concept | Metaphysics | Philosophy of scienceDDC classification: 113 Summary: First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers.
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First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30797613-what-is-a-law-of-nature?from_search=true
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