Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Charles Sanders Peirce, Keith T. Maslin and Alistair Mitchell

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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

14800

The world is full of variety, but laws seem to produce uniformity [Peirce]

19254

Our laws of nature may be the result of evolution [Peirce]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory

14806

If the world is just mechanical, its whole specification has no more explanation than mere chance [Peirce]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 7. Strictness of Laws

3525	Strict laws make causation logically necessary [Maslin]

3527	Strict laws allow no exceptions and are part of a closed system [Maslin]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

14803

The more precise the observations, the less reliable appear to be the laws of nature [Peirce]