Laws and lawmakers [electronic resource] : science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature /
by Lange, Marc.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (304 p.).ISBN: 9780199870042 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Philosophy of nature | Physical laws | Philosophy and scienceOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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