The Resource Laws in nature, Stephen Mumford
Laws in nature, Stephen Mumford
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- Summary
- "What are the laws of nature? Do they control the actions and movements of the other things that exist in our world? Is there a sense in which such laws are real things?" "Both scientists and philosophers have been attracted by the view that the world contains laws of nature. It is such laws that dictate the behaviour of particulars, rather than any of those things' intrinsic or internal forces. In this book Stephen Mumford argues against this popular view. He shows that no adequate account has been produced of what such laws in nature would be, or how they would perform the work that has been required of them. In their place, he argues that there are other necessary connections in nature that can do all the work for which we thought laws were needed." "This book offers a holistic and connected account of reality in which the world's elements do not need to be activated or controlled by laws. It is not possible that these elements behave other than they do. They world is more of a jigsaw than a mosaic: its pieces can form only one picture, and laws are no part of it."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 230 p.
- Contents
-
- 1.
- Laws in science and philosophy.
- p. 1
- Pt. I.
- Humean lawlessness.
- p. 19
- 2.
- lawless world.
- p. 21
- 3.
- Regularities and best systems.
- p. 31
- 4.
- Hume's argument.
- p. 50
- Pt. II.
- Nomological realism.
- p. 65
- 5.
- nomological argument.
- p. 67
- 6.
- Natural necessitation relations.
- p. 83
- 7.
- Necessitarian essentialism.
- p. 105
- Pt. III.
- Realist lawlessness.
- p. 125
- 8.
- Are natural laws a natural kind?.
- p. 127
- 9.
- central dilemma.
- p. 143
- 10.
- Modal properties.
- p. 160
- 11.
- Objections and replies.
- p. 182
- 12.
- Conclusion : law and metaphor.
- p. 201
- Isbn
- 9780415311281
- Label
- Laws in nature
- Title
- Laws in nature
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Mumford
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "What are the laws of nature? Do they control the actions and movements of the other things that exist in our world? Is there a sense in which such laws are real things?" "Both scientists and philosophers have been attracted by the view that the world contains laws of nature. It is such laws that dictate the behaviour of particulars, rather than any of those things' intrinsic or internal forces. In this book Stephen Mumford argues against this popular view. He shows that no adequate account has been produced of what such laws in nature would be, or how they would perform the work that has been required of them. In their place, he argues that there are other necessary connections in nature that can do all the work for which we thought laws were needed." "This book offers a holistic and connected account of reality in which the world's elements do not need to be activated or controlled by laws. It is not possible that these elements behave other than they do. They world is more of a jigsaw than a mosaic: its pieces can form only one picture, and laws are no part of it."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mumford, Stephen
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B105.L3
- LC item number
- M86 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy
- Series volume
- 18
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Law (Philosophy)
- Power (Philosophy)
- Philosophy of nature
- Label
- Laws in nature, Stephen Mumford
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 1.
- Laws in science and philosophy.
- p. 1
- Pt. I.
- Humean lawlessness.
- p. 19
- 2.
- lawless world.
- p. 21
- 3.
- Regularities and best systems.
- p. 31
- 4.
- Hume's argument.
- p. 50
- Pt. II.
- Nomological realism.
- p. 65
- 5.
- nomological argument.
- p. 67
- 6.
- Natural necessitation relations.
- p. 83
- 7.
- Necessitarian essentialism.
- p. 105
- Pt. III.
- Realist lawlessness.
- p. 125
- 8.
- Are natural laws a natural kind?.
- p. 127
- 9.
- central dilemma.
- p. 143
- 10.
- Modal properties.
- p. 160
- 11.
- Objections and replies.
- p. 182
- 12.
- Conclusion : law and metaphor.
- p. 201
- Control code
- l82004000286
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 230 p.
- Isbn
- 9780415311281
- Lccn
- 2004000286
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Laws in nature, Stephen Mumford
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 1.
- Laws in science and philosophy.
- p. 1
- Pt. I.
- Humean lawlessness.
- p. 19
- 2.
- lawless world.
- p. 21
- 3.
- Regularities and best systems.
- p. 31
- 4.
- Hume's argument.
- p. 50
- Pt. II.
- Nomological realism.
- p. 65
- 5.
- nomological argument.
- p. 67
- 6.
- Natural necessitation relations.
- p. 83
- 7.
- Necessitarian essentialism.
- p. 105
- Pt. III.
- Realist lawlessness.
- p. 125
- 8.
- Are natural laws a natural kind?.
- p. 127
- 9.
- central dilemma.
- p. 143
- 10.
- Modal properties.
- p. 160
- 11.
- Objections and replies.
- p. 182
- 12.
- Conclusion : law and metaphor.
- p. 201
- Control code
- l82004000286
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 230 p.
- Isbn
- 9780415311281
- Lccn
- 2004000286
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
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