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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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: | 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 |
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Date: | 2 November 2023 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22730 |
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