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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws

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Powers contain lawlike features, pointing to possible future states [Williams,NE]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims

4795	Lewis's account of counterfactuals is fine if we know what a law of nature is, but it won't explain the latter [Cohen,LJ on Lewis]