Determinism, physical possibility, and laws of nature
Gyenis, Balazs
(2020)
Determinism, physical possibility, and laws of nature
Foundations of Physics, 50 (6).
568 - 581.
ISSN 0015-9018
We call attention to different formulations of how physical laws relate to what is physically possible in the philosophical literature, and argue that it may be the case that determinism fails under one formulation but reigns under the other. Whether this is so depends on our view on the nature of laws, and may also depend on the inter-theoretical relationships among our best physical theories, or so shall we argue.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author |
| Keywords | physical possibility, determinism, laws of nature, best systems account of laws |
| Departments | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10701-020-00320-0 |
| Date Deposited | 10 Jan 2020 10:06 |
| Acceptance Date | 2020-01-06 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103032 |
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