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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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Greeks explained regularity by intellectual design, not by laws [Democritus, by Frede,M]

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]

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]

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]