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“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)
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“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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Metadata
- 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
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Philosophical Topics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › David Hume Studies
- Keywords
- Humean supervenience, David Hume, supervenience, Humeanism, metaphysics of mind, philosophy of mind
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