Hildebrand, Tyler (2023) The Ideology of Pragmatic Humeanism. [Preprint]

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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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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Hildebrand, Tyler 0000-0002-5799-7134
Keywords:	laws of nature Humeanism best systems account natural properties
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Laws of Nature
Depositing User:	Tyler Hildebrand
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2023 22:20
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2023 22:20
Item ID:	22730
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Laws of Nature
Date:	2 November 2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22730

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