ENGLISH

Laws of Nature

By Peter Mittelstaedt , Paul A. Weingartner

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
9783540240792, 3540240799
Open Library ID
OL9055202M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2117424 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition.
Pages
379\379
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Library
Great Science Textbooks DVD Library 2007
Time added
2009-10-26 09:21:54

Description

The book is concerned with the laws of nature and in particular with the laws of physics. The authors discuss three important questions: First, whether the observed regularities are based on strict "laws of nature" that hold rigorously and without any exception. Second, what we call a "law of nature" is studied by comparing this concept with invariance principles, causality principles, teleological principles and means of predicting future events. Finally, on the basis of these investigations the authors treat the ambitious and intricate third question, why the laws of nature hold. Are there rational reasons for this largely unexplained phenomenon? This book addresses students as well as researchers. It will be an excellent reference for those interested in the philosophical foundations of the natural sciences.

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