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Loewer (1996) commits to the view that such laws explain via unification.
“And Loewer (1996, p. 113), in his discussion of the best system account, commits to the view that such laws explain via unification.”
From Nomothetic Explanation and Humeanism about Laws of Nature (2020) · cites this paper as Loewer (1996, p. 113)
Humeans have not committed to the view that the epistemic value of nomothetic explanations stems from unification in the literature, apart from the brief mention in Loewer (1996).
“But surprisingly, Humeans have not committed to it in the literature, apart from the brief mention in Loewer (1996).”
From Nomothetic Explanation and Humeanism about Laws of Nature (2020) · cites this paper as Loewer (1996)
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- Authors
- Loewer, B., & University of Arkansas Press
- Corresponding author
- Loewer, Barry
- Venue
- Philosophical Topics
- Publisher
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 101-127
- ISSN
- 0276-2080 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4253969586
- Cited by
- 234
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Philosophical Topics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Hume's philosophy and hair distribution
- Keywords
- Humean supervenience, David Hume, supervenience, Humeanism, metaphysics of mind, philosophy of mind
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