Laws: Projectability and uniformity |
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Authors: | G M K Hunt |
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Institution: | Department of Philosophy , University of Warwick , Coventry, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | It is argued that the problem of the necessity and projectability of laws may be solved by distinguishing between the fact of necessity and explanations of its nature. This reduces the problem of necessity to that of induction, which in consequences must be solved without reference to necessity using ‘self‐supporting’ arguments. The consequences for the analysis of ‘counterfactual conditionals and the problem of language dependence is discussed. |
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