Laws of nature as constraints
E Adlam - Foundations of Physics, 2022 - Springer
The laws of nature have come a long way since the time of Newton: quantum mechanics
and relativity have given us good reasons to take seriously the possibility of laws which may …
and relativity have given us good reasons to take seriously the possibility of laws which may …
Governing without a fundamental direction of time: Minimal primitivism about laws of nature
EK Chen, S Goldstein - Rethinking the Concept of Law of Nature: Natural …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Great Divide in metaphysical debates about laws of nature is between
Humeans, who think that laws merely describe the distribution of matter, and non-Humeans …
Humeans, who think that laws merely describe the distribution of matter, and non-Humeans …
[HTML][HTML] Dynamic humeanism
MT Hicks - The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 2018 - journals.uchicago.edu
Humean accounts of laws of nature fail to distinguish between dynamic laws and static initial
conditions. But this distinction plays a central role in scientific theorizing and explanation. I …
conditions. But this distinction plays a central role in scientific theorizing and explanation. I …
Non‐Humean theories of natural necessity
T Hildebrand - Philosophy Compass, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐Humean theories of natural necessity invoke modally‐laden primitives to explain why
nature exhibits lawlike regularities. However, they vary in the primitives they posit and in …
nature exhibits lawlike regularities. However, they vary in the primitives they posit and in …
[HTML][HTML] Natural properties
C Dorr - 2019 - plato.stanford.edu
Natural Properties (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) SEP home page Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy Browse Table of Contents What's New Random Entry …
Encyclopedia of Philosophy Browse Table of Contents What's New Random Entry …
Our Fundamental Physical Space
EK Chen - The Journal of Philosophy, 2017 - JSTOR
THE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Page 1 THE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY volume cxiv, no.
7, july 2017 OUR FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL SPACE: AN ESSAY ON THE METAPHYSICS …
7, july 2017 OUR FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL SPACE: AN ESSAY ON THE METAPHYSICS …
[图书][B] Laws of nature
T Hildebrand - 2023 - cambridge.org
This Element provides an opinionated introduction to the metaphysics of laws of nature. The
first section distinguishes between scientific and philosophical questions about laws and …
first section distinguishes between scientific and philosophical questions about laws and …
Laws of Physics
EK Chen - Elements in the Philosophy of Physics, 2025 - cambridge.org
Despite its apparent complexity, our world seems to be governed by simple laws of physics.
This volume provides a philosophical introduction to such laws. I explain how they are …
This volume provides a philosophical introduction to such laws. I explain how they are …
Fundamental nomic vagueness
EK Chen - Philosophical Review, 2022 - read.dukeupress.edu
If there are fundamental laws of nature, can they fail to be exact? In this paper, I consider the
possibility that some fundamental laws are vague. I call this phenomenon fundamental …
possibility that some fundamental laws are vague. I call this phenomenon fundamental …
The power to govern
E Shumener - Philosophical Perspectives, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
I provide a new account of what it is for the laws of nature to govern the evolution of events. I
locate the source of governance in the content of law propositions. As such, I do not appeal …
locate the source of governance in the content of law propositions. As such, I do not appeal …