Single Idea 16243

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience]

Full Idea

The Humean project is unjustified, in that both the laws of nature and the direction of time require no analysis, and is misconceived, in that the atoms it employs do not correspond to present physical ontology.

Gist of Idea

The Humean view is wrong; laws and direction of time are primitive, and atoms are decided by physics

Source

Tim Maudlin (The Metaphysics within Physics [2007], Intro)

Book Reference

Maudlin,Tim: 'The Metaphysics within Physics' [OUP 2007], p.3


A Reaction

I certainly find it strange, or excessively empirical, that Lewis thinks our account of reality should rest on 'qualities'. Maudlin's whole books is an implicit attack on David Lewis.