Seifert, Vanessa A. (2025) The many laws in the periodic table. Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1539-767X
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There are many- not just one- periodic laws in chemistry. These laws correspond to non-accidental regularity relations about physical and chemical properties of (sets of) chemical elements. I support this by showing how these regularity relations can be understood from the perspective of a philosophical analysis of laws. Specifically, I show that these relations instantiate standard features associated with laws; they can be spelled out in terms of two standard accounts of laws; and, they can coherently figure in debates about the reality of laws as plausible candidates of ceteris paribus laws.
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| Keywords: | Laws of nature; Periodic Table; Metaphysics of Science | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Vanessa A. Seifert | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2025 11:46 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2025 17:17 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 27237 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | August 2025 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1539-767X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/27237 |
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