{"product_id":"what-is-a-law-of-nature-paperback-9781316507094","title":"What is a Law of Nature? (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316507094","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat is a Law of Nature?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is D. M. Armstrong's influential defense of his original theory of what a law of nature is.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eD. M. Armstrong (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316507094, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 August 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 1 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to this edition Marc Lange\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. A Critique of the Regularity Theory: 1. Introductory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Critique of the regularity theory (1): the problem of accidental uniformities\u003cbr\u003e 3. Critique of the regularity theory (2)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Critique of the regularity theory (3)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Can the regularity theory be sophisticated?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Laws of Nature as Relations between Universals: 6. Laws of nature as relations between universals\u003cbr\u003e 7. Functional laws\u003cbr\u003e 8. Unsubstantiated laws\u003cbr\u003e 9. Probabilistic laws\u003cbr\u003e 10. Further considerations concerning the form of laws\u003cbr\u003e 11. Are the laws of nature necessary or contingent?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy: epistemology \u0026amp; theory of knowledge [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: epistemology \u0026amp; theory of knowledge\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20epistemology%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20of%20knowledge%20%5BHPK%5D%22\"\u003eHPK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002554044696,"sku":"9781316507094","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316507094i.jpg?v=1696681463","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-a-law-of-nature-paperback-9781316507094","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}