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The Ideology of Pragmatic Humeanism

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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Hildebrand, Tyler0000-0002-5799-7134
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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