Challenging Lewis's challenge to the best system account of lawhood

DOI10.1007/S11229-016-1287-6MaRDI QIDQ1989963zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rafal Urbaniak, Bert Leuridan

Publication date 29 October 2018

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-016-1287-6

zbMATH Keywords

best system account of lawhoodindexicality of laws of naturelaws of natureLewisMill-Ramsey-Lewis account of lawhoodnatural kindspossible worlds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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