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15820 | A 'law of nature' is just something which is physically necessary [Chisholm] |
Full Idea: When we say something is 'physically necessary' we can replace it with 'law of nature'. | |
From: Roderick Chisholm (Person and Object [1976], 2.2) | |
A reaction: [plucked out of context even more than usual!] This is illuminating about what contemporary philosophers (such as Armstrong) seem to mean by a law of nature. It is not some grand equation, but a small local necessary connection. |