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Laws and lawmakers [electronic resource] : science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature / Marc Lange.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780199870042 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:
  • 113 22
LOC classification:
  • BD581 .L255 2009
Online resources: Summary: 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.
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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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