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UNINA9910811642203321 |
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Autore |
Mumford Stephen |
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Titolo |
Laws in nature / / Stephen Mumford |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-38650-8 |
0-203-35420-6 |
1-134-38651-6 |
1-280-05301-1 |
0-203-45842-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; ; 18 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law (Philosophical concept) |
Power (Philosophy) |
Philosophy of nature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-224) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Laws in science and philosophy; Humean lawlessness; The lawless world; Regularities and best systems; Hume's argument; Nomological realism; The nomological argument; Natural necessitation relations; Necessitarian essentialism; Realist lawlessness; Are natural laws a natural kind?; The Central Dilemma; Modal properties; Objections and replies; Conclusion: law and metaphor; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and whether a property can be identified independently of its causal role. |
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