Determinism, Physical Possibility, and Laws of Nature

Gyenis, Balázs (2020) Determinism, Physical Possibility, and Laws of Nature. Foundations of Physics, 50 (6). pp. 568-581. ISSN 0015-9018

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Abstract

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
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > B1 Philosophy (General) / filozófia általában B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BD Speculative Philosophy / rendszeres filozófia > BD1 Metaphysics / metafizika B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BD Speculative Philosophy / rendszeres filozófia > BD1 Metaphysics / metafizika > BD11 Ontology / ontológia B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BD Speculative Philosophy / rendszeres filozófia > BD1 Metaphysics / metafizika > BD143-237 Theory of knowledge / tudományfilozófia B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BD Speculative Philosophy / rendszeres filozófia > BD2 Philosophy of nature / természetfilozófia Q Science / természettudomány > QC Physics / fizika
Depositing User:	Dr Balazs Gyenis
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2015 10:24
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2021 07:18
URI:	http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/19870

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