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'Logic (Encyclopedia I)', 'Psychophysical supervenience' and 'What is a Law of Nature?'
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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Science depends on laws of nature to study unobserved times and spaces [Armstrong]
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A universe couldn't consist of mere laws [Armstrong]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 2. Types of Laws
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Oaken conditional laws, Iron universal laws, and Steel necessary laws [Armstrong, by PG]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 3. Laws and Generalities
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Newton's First Law refers to bodies not acted upon by a force, but there may be no such body [Armstrong]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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Regularities are lawful if a second-order universal unites two first-order universals [Armstrong, by Lewis]
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A naive regularity view says if it never occurs then it is impossible [Armstrong]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals
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The laws of nature link properties with properties [Armstrong]
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Rather than take necessitation between universals as primitive, just make laws primitive [Maudlin on Armstrong]
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Armstrong has an unclear notion of contingent necessitation, which can't necessitate anything [Bird on Armstrong]
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