| Laws in Nature Contributor(s): Mumford, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415407826 ISBN-13: 9780415407823 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: This book outlines a major new theory of natural laws. The 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 117 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.78 lbs) 248 pages |
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| Publisher 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. |