In defense of humean non-universal laws

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作者：
Gupte, Firdaus [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Massachusetts, South Coll, 150 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
来源：
SYNTHESE | 2024年 / 204卷 / 01期
关键词：
David Lewis; Laws of nature; Humean supervenience; Humeanism about laws; Nonuniversal laws; SUPERVENIENCE; LEWIS; COUNTERFACTUALS;
D O I：
10.1007/s11229-024-04678-w
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
In this paper, I raise a novel objection to David Lewis's Humean account of laws. The objection is that non-universal laws are metaphysically possible, but Lewis's account cannot accommodate them. I then propose and defend an extension of Lewis's view that gives us an account of Humean non-universal laws.
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