Description
Readings on Laws of Nature is the first anthology to offer a contemporary history of the problem of laws. The book is organized around three key issues: the matter of distinguishing laws from mere correlations, questions concerning inductive reasoning and laws, and the consideration of whether there are any true laws in science.
Designed for class use, the anthology covers a remarkably broad range of views and concerns, and consists exclusively of articles that have proved highly influential in the field. Readings on Laws of Nature will also serve as a valuable research and reference tool for philosophers who do not specialize in the subject, but who have occasion to examine concepts relating to the laws of nature in their own work.
About the Author
John W. Carroll, author of Laws of Nature, is associate professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University.
Reviews
This anthology contains everything the student of the philosophy of science should ever want to read about laws and everything the metaphysician was afraid the philosophy of science student might miss! - Alex Rosenberg, Duke University
Book Information
ISBN 9780822958529
Author John Carroll
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint University of Pittsburgh Press
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press