Laws and lawmakers
Lange, Marc, 1963-
Laws and lawmakers science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature / [electronic resource] : Marc Lange. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (304 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.
9780199870042 (ebook) : No price
Philosophy of nature.
Physical laws.
Philosophy and science.
BD581 / .L255 2009
113
Laws and lawmakers science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature / [electronic resource] : Marc Lange. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (304 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.
9780199870042 (ebook) : No price
Philosophy of nature.
Physical laws.
Philosophy and science.
BD581 / .L255 2009
113