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Abstract
If one has Humean inclinations, what account should one provide for idealisation
laws? I introduce the most currently popular Humean approach to laws of nature: the
best system account, along with some basic requirements for how to be the Humean. I
then show why idealisation laws are unlikely to be accommodated within this account
of laws. Finally, I offer an alternative approach, which takes idealisation laws to be
meta-laws, placing requirements on the theorems of the best system.
laws? I introduce the most currently popular Humean approach to laws of nature: the
best system account, along with some basic requirements for how to be the Humean. I
then show why idealisation laws are unlikely to be accommodated within this account
of laws. Finally, I offer an alternative approach, which takes idealisation laws to be
meta-laws, placing requirements on the theorems of the best system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 150-170 |
| Journal | Philosophy of Science |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 4 Mar 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |
Bibliographical note
The research for this article has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s (EU) Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement No 771509 (‘MetaScience’).Fingerprint
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MetaScience: The Metaphysical Unity of Science
Tahko, T. (Principal Investigator), Seifert, V. A. (Researcher), Friend, T. T. (Researcher), Kimpton-Nye, S. (Researcher), Bellazzi, F. (Student), Franklin, A. (Other ) & Morgan, W. H. (Researcher)
1/09/18 → 31/08/23
Project: Research