Laws and Explanations; Theories and Modal Possibilities
The book has two parts: In the first, after a review of some seminal classical accounts of laws and explanations, a new account is proposed for distinguishing between laws and accidental generalizations (LAG). Among the new consequences of this proposal it is proved that any explanation of a conting...
| Main Author: | Koslow, Arnold (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut) |
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| Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Series: | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ;
410 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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