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Humean Laws for Human Agents (Hardcover): Michael Townsen Hicks, Siegfried Jaag, Christian Loew Humean Laws for Human Agents (Hardcover)
Michael Townsen Hicks, Siegfried Jaag, Christian Loew
R2,288 Discovery Miles 22 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Humean Laws for Human Agents presents cutting-edge research by leading experts on the Humean account of laws, chance, possibility, and necessity. A central question in metaphysics and philosophy of science is: What are laws of nature? Humeans hold that laws are not sui generis metaphysical entities but merely particularly effective summaries of what actually happens. The most discussed recent work on Humeanism emphasizes the laws' usefulness for limited agents and uses pragmatic considerations to address fundamental and long-standing problems. The current volume develops and critically examines pragmatic Humean accounts, with innovative new work on the epistemology of laws and chance, the problem of induction, counterfactuals, special science laws, and a Humean account of essence. Taken together, the papers provide a roadmap for developing pragmatic Humeanism and connate views, setting the agenda for future research.

Fine-Tuning in the Physical Universe (Hardcover): David Sloan, Rafael Alves Batista, Michael Townsen Hicks, Roger Davies Fine-Tuning in the Physical Universe (Hardcover)
David Sloan, Rafael Alves Batista, Michael Townsen Hicks, Roger Davies
R1,983 Discovery Miles 19 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is the universe fine-tuned for complexity, life, or something else? This comprehensive overview of fine-tuning arguments in physics, with contributions from leading researchers in their fields, sheds light on this often used but seldom understood topic. Each chapter reviews a specific subject in modern physics, such as dark energy, inflation, or solar system formation, and discusses whether any parameters in our current theories appear to be fine-tuned and, if so, to what degree. Connections and differences between these fine-tuning arguments are made clear, and detailed mathematical derivations of various fine-tuned parameters are given. This accessible yet precise introduction to fine-tuning in physics will aid students and researchers across astrophysics, atomic and particle physics and cosmology, as well as all those working at the intersections of physics and philosophy.

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