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164Leibniz on the laws of nature and the best deductive systemStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 43 (4): 577-584. 2012.Many philosophers who do not analyze laws of nature as the axioms and theorems of the best deductive systems nevertheless believe that membership in those systems is evidence for being a law. This raises the question, “If the best systems analysis fails, what explains the fact that being a member of the best systems is evidence for being a law?” In this essay I answer this question on behalf of Leibniz. I argue that although Leibniz’s philosophy of laws is inconsistent with the best systems anal…Read more
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Metaphysics |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |