Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum and Jaegwon Kim
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 2. Types of Laws
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Laws are either 'strict', or they involve a 'ceteris paribus' clause [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 7. Strictness of Laws
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A 'ceteris paribus' clause implies that a conditional only has dispositional force [Mumford/Anjum]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity
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There may be necessitation in the world, but causation does not supply it [Mumford/Anjum]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Many counterfactual truths do not imply causation ('if yesterday wasn't Monday, it isn't Tuesday') [Kim, by Psillos]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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Laws are nothing more than descriptions of the behaviour of powers [Mumford/Anjum]
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If laws are equations, cause and effect must be simultaneous (or the law would be falsified)! [Mumford/Anjum]
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