The dispositionalist conception of laws

Foundations of Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-370

  Bird, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispositionalism; Dispositions; Laws of nature; Natural necessity; Properties

Indexed keywords

DISPOSITIONALISM; DISPOSITIONS; LAWS OF NATURE; NATURAL NECESSITY; PROPERTIES;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 31044452489     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-004-5259-9     Document Type: Article

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