Nature's principles [electronic resource] / edited by Jan Faye [and others].

Conference Author:: Baltic Workshop on Logic and Philosophy of Science (5th : 2001 : Copenhagen, Denmark)
Published:: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, [2005]
Copyright Date:: ©2005
Physical Description:: 1 volume
Additional Creators:: Faye, Jan and SpringerLink (Online service)

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Logic, epistemology, and the unity of science ; v. 4

Contents:

Introduction / Jan Faye, Paul Needham, Uwe Scheffler, Max Urchs -- Why Are (Most) Laws of Nature Mathematical? / Mauro Dorato -- How Nature Makes Sense / Jan Faye -- Nancy Cartwright and Leszek Nowak on Scientific Laws and Scientific Explanation / Igor Hanzel -- The Explanatory Virtues of Probabilistic Causal Laws / Henrik Hallsten -- The Nature of Natural Laws / Lars-Goran Johansson -- How the Laws of Physics Lie / Geert Keil -- Necessary Laws / Max Kistler -- Laws of Nature -- A Skeptical View / Uwe Meixner -- The Laws' Properties / Johannes Persson -- Laws of Nature Versus System Laws / Gerhard Schurz -- Psychologism, Universality and the Use of Logic / Werner Stelzner

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ISBN:

9781402032585

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Description based on print version record.
Most of the papers were presented at the 5th Baltic Workshop on Logic and the Philosophy of Science held at Copenhagen, May 24-27, 2001.
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Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproduction Note:

Electronic reproduction. Berlin : Springer, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available via SpringerLink.

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