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Laws and lawmakersscience, metaphysi...

Lange, Marc, (1963-)

Laws and lawmakersscience, metaphysics, and the laws of nature /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Laws and lawmakersMarc Lange.
Reminder of title:	science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature /
Author:	Lange, Marc,
Published:	New York ;Oxford University Press,2009.
Description:	304 p. ;21 cm.
Subject:	Philosophy and science.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195328134.001.0001
ISBN:	9780195328134

Laws and lawmakersscience, metaphysics, and the laws of nature /
Lange, Marc,1963-

Laws and lawmakersscience, metaphysics, and the laws of nature /[electronic resource] :Marc Lange. - New York ;Oxford University Press,2009. - 304 p. ;21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.

Electronic reproduction.
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2009.

(Oxford Scholarship Online).

Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher).

ISBN: 9780195328134 Subjects--Topical Terms:

179603
Philosophy and science.

LC Class. No.: BD581 / .L255 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 113

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