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Laws and Lawmakers Science, Metaphysics, and the Laws of Nature

Lange, Marc·2009·Oxford University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195328134.001.0001
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What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.

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  • Lange calls symmetries metalaws.

    “Lange (2009) calls them metalaws.”

    From Governing Without A Fundamental Direction of Time: Minimal Primitivism about Laws of Nature (2022) · cites this paper as Lange (2009)

  • Panpsychism has some structural similarities to the theories of Lange (2009) and Whittle (2009), so it is susceptible to the Peril of Insufficient Structure as well.

    “Panpsychism has some structural similarities to the theories ofLange (2009) andWhittle (2009), so we are inclined to think that it is susceptible to the Peril of Insufficient Structure as well.”

    From The nomological argument for the existence of God (2022) · cites this paper as Lange (2009)

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Authors
Lange, M.
Corresponding author
Lange, Marc
ORCID
Lange, Marc
Venue
Oxford University Press eBooks
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
2009-09-01
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195328134.001.0001
OpenAlex
W4300570223
Cited by
257
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0
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.87
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
  • DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy, Science, and History
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Keywords
laws of nature, metaphysics of law, necessity of law, science and law, philosophy of science, philosophy of law

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