Hildebrand, Tyler (2022) The Ideology of Pragmatic Humeanism. In: UNSPECIFIED.
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According to the Humean Best Systems Account, laws are generalizations in the best systematization of non-modal matters of fact. Recently, it has become popular to interpret the notion of a best system pragmatically. The best system is sensitive to our interests--that is, to our goals, abilities, and limitations. This account promises a metaphysically minimalistic analysis of laws, but I argue that it is not as minimalistic as it might appear. Some of the concepts it employs are modally robust, leading to a dilemma.
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| Keywords: | laws of nature Humeanism best systems account natural properties | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Laws of Nature |
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| Depositing User: | Tyler Hildebrand | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2022 14:08 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2022 14:08 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 21388 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Laws of Nature |
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| Date: | 10 November 2022 | ||||||
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21388 |
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