Natural Laws in Scientific Practice by Marc Lange

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Natural Laws in Scientific Practice by Marc Lange

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Philosopher of science Marc Lange aims to develop a new account of the roles that laws of nature play in scientific reasoning (such as counterfactual conditionals, inductive projections, and scientific explanations) and what those roles imply about the very nature of natural laws.

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Natural Laws in Scientific Practice by Marc Lange

It is often presumed that the laws of nature have special significance for scientific reasoning. But the laws' distinctive roles have proven notoriously difficult to identify--leading some philosophers to question if they hold such roles at all. This study offers original accounts of the roles that natural laws play in connection with counterfactual conditionals, inductive projections, and scientific explanations, and of what the laws must be in order for them to be capable of playing these roles. Particular attention is given to laws of special sciences, levels of scientific explanation, natural kinds, ceteris-paribus clauses, and physically necessary non-laws.
SKU CIN0195331338G
ISBN 13 9780195331332
ISBN 10 0195331338
Title Natural Laws in Scientific Practice
Author Marc Lange
Condition Good
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 2007-10-04
Number of pages 352
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