自然法論 Laws in Nature

著者名：Mumford, Stephen

Routledge（2004/08/02発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9780415311281
• eISBN：9781134386505
• NDC分類：112

Description

Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and whether a property can be identified independently of its causal role.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Laws in Science and Philosophy  Part One: Humean Lawlessness  2. The Lawless World  3. Regularities and Best Systems  4. Hume's Argument  Part Two: Nomological Realism  5. The Nomological Argument  6. Natural Necessitation Relations  7. Necessitarian Essentialism  Part Three: Realist Lawlessness  8. Are Natural Laws a Natural Kind  9. The Central Dilemma  10. Modal Properties  11. Objections and Replies  12. Conclusion: Law and Metaphor