Spurrett, David Jon (2000) Cartwright on Laws and Composition. [Preprint]
Abstract
Cartwright attempts to argue from an analysis of the composition of forces, and more generally the composition of laws, to the conclusion that laws must be regarded as false. A response to Cartwright is developed which contends that properly understood composition poses no threat to the truth of laws, even though agreeing with Cartwright that laws do not satisfy the �facticity� requirement. My analysis draws especially on the work of Creary, Bhaskar, Mill, and points towards a general rejection of Cartwright�s view that laws, especially fundamental laws, should be seen as false.
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