Full Idea
Bird argues that there are no finks at the fundamental level, and unlikely to be any antidotes. It then follows that laws at the fundamental level will all be strict - not ceteris paribus - laws.
Clarification
'ceteris paribus' means 'other things being equal'
Gist of Idea
If there are no finks or antidotes at the fundamental level, the laws can't be ceteris paribus
Source
report of Tyler Burge (Intellectual Norms and Foundations of Mind [1986]) by Richard Corry - Dispositional Essentialism Grounds Laws of Nature? 3
Book Reference
-: 'Australasian Journal of Philosophy' [-], p.5
A Reaction
[Bird's main target is Nancy Cartwright 1999] This is a nice line of argument. Isn't part of the ceteris paribus problem that two fundamental laws might interfere with one another?
Related Ideas
Idea 14347 A 'finkish' disposition is one that is lost immediately after the appropriate stimulus [Corry]
Idea 14348 An 'antidote' allows a manifestation to begin, but then blocks it [Corry]