Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Immanuel Kant and Bert Leuridan
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 3. Laws and Generalities
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Pragmatic laws allow prediction and explanation, to the extent that reality is stable [Leuridan]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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Strict regularities are rarely discovered in life sciences [Leuridan]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity
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For Kant the laws must be necessary, because contingency would destroy representation [Kant, by Meillassoux]
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Kant fails to prove the necessity of laws, because his reasoning about chance is over-ambitious [Meillassoux on Kant]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Laws are true generalisations which support counterfactuals and are confirmed by instances [Fodor]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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A 'law of nature' is just a regularity, not some entity that causes the regularity [Leuridan]
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