The law-governed universe

John T. Roberts measurability account affirms that there is an important sense in which laws govern the universe, rather than simply describing it economically. In this book he argues that what is essential to laws is that they guarantee the reliability of methods of measuring natural quantities

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, John T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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Summary:John T. Roberts measurability account affirms that there is an important sense in which laws govern the universe, rather than simply describing it economically. In this book he argues that what is essential to laws is that they guarantee the reliability of methods of measuring natural quantities
Physical Description:xii, 407 p.
ISBN:9780191721052
0191721050