Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Regularity theory of laws
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:David_Hume
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Necessitarianism_about_laws
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
gptkb:David_Lewis
Necessitarians |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Metaphysics
Philosophy of science |
| gptkbp:focusesOn |
Patterns of events
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Humeanism about laws
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Empiricism
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Objective necessity in laws of nature
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
Laws of nature are descriptions of regularities
|
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
Humean supervenience
Best systems analysis |
| gptkbp:requires |
Laws supervene on the mosaic of particular facts
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Subjunctivism_about_Laws
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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