| What Is a Law of Nature? Contributor(s): Armstrong, D. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107142318 ISBN-13: 9781107142312 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $93.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Science | Cosmology |
| Dewey: 113 |
| LCCN: 2015045198 |
| Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.09" W x 9.39" (0.86 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically against objections. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Marc Lange, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this influential work is available for a new generation of readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Armstrong, D. M.: - Professor D. M. Armstrong (1926-2014) was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century and is best known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. He was Challis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney until his retirement in 1992. |