Laws of Physics
Laws of Physics
Eddy Keming Chen, University of California, San Diego
September 2024
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Despite its apparent complexity, our world seems to be governed by simple laws of physics. This volume provides a philosophical introduction to such laws. I explain how they are connected to some of the central issues in philosophy, such as ontology, possibility, explanation, induction, counterfactuals, time, determinism, and fundamentality. I suggest that laws are fundamental facts that govern the world by constraining its physical possibilities. I examine three hallmarks of laws-simplicity, exactness, and objectivity-and discuss whether and how they may be associated with laws of physics.
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September 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781009028004
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Conceptual connections
- 3. Minimal primitivism
- 4. Other accounts
- 5. Simplicity
- 6. Exactness
- 7. Objectivity
- 8. Conclusion
- References.
