Idealization and the Laws of Nature
This new study provides a refreshing look at the issue of exceptions and shows that much of the problem stems from a failure to recognize at least two kinds of exception-ridden law: ceteris paribus laws and ideal laws. Billy Wheeler offers the first book-length discussion of ideal laws. The key diff...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
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| ISBN: | 9783319995649 |
| ISSN: | 2211-4548 |
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Table of Contents:
- Ch 1. Laws of Nature and the Problem of Exceptions
- Ch 2. Governing Law Solutions to Ideal Laws
- Ch 3. Non-Governing Law Solutions to Ideal Laws
- Ch 4. The Algorithmic Theory of Laws
- Ch 5. Is the Universe Compressible?. .