Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:Metaphysical_position |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Philosophy_of_law
Metaphysics of science |
| gptkbp:concerns |
gptkb:Laws_of_nature
|
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Humeanism_about_laws
Contingentism about laws |
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
gptkb:Metaphysics
Philosophy of science literature |
| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Sydney_Shoemaker
gptkb:David_Armstrong Brian Ellis |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Humean supervenience
Regularity theory of laws |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
Laws of nature are metaphysically necessary
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Philosophy of science
Modal metaphysics |
| gptkbp:requires |
Laws could not have been otherwise
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Subjunctivism_about_Laws
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Necessitarianism about laws
|