Regularity theories reassessed

Philosophia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-354

  Baumgartner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Causation; David Hume; Determinism; John L. Mackie; Regularity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 45549109777     PISSN: 00483893     EISSN: 15749274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11406-007-9114-4     Document Type: Article

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