Single Idea 9409

[catalogued under 26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / b. Best system theory]

Full Idea

The Mill-Ramsey-Lewis theory takes laws to be axioms (or theorems) of the best possible systematizations of the world's total history, where such a history is a history of events or facts.

Gist of Idea

Laws are the best axiomatization of the total history of world events or facts

Source

report of David Lewis (Psychophysical and theoretical identifications [1972]) by Stephen Mumford - Laws in Nature 1.3

Book Reference

Mumford,Stephen: 'Laws in Nature' [Routledge 2006], p.9