What is a Law of Nature?
Author | : D. M. Armstrong |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2016-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781316558898 |
ISBN-13 | : 1316558894 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book What is a Law of Nature? written by D. M. Armstrong and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers.