Normic laws, nonmonotonic reasoning, and the unity of science
In S. Rahman (ed.), Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Dordrecht, Kluwer (2004)
| Abstract | Normic laws have the form "if A, then normally B". This paper attempts to show that if a philosophical analysis of normic laws (1, 4) is combined with certain developments in nonmono- tonic logic (2, 3), the following problems in philosophy of science can be seen in a new pers- pective which, at least in many cases, allows to improve their received analysis: explanation and individual case understanding in the humanities (1, 2), an evolution-theoretic foundation of normic laws which explains their omnipresence and establishes a the connection between prototypi- cal and statstical normality, (¤4), ceteris paribus laws (¤5), differences between physical versus non-physical sciences (¤6) and finally, theory-protection through auxiliary hypotheses (¤7). | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,705 |
| External links | This entry has no external links. Add one. |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesMarc Lange (2000). Natural Laws in Scientific Practice. Oxford University Press.
Charles Wallis (1994). Ceteris Paribus Laws and Psychological Explanations. PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1994:388 - 397.
Andreas Hüttemann, Alexander Reutlinger & Gerhard Schurz, Ceteris Paribus Laws. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Markus Schrenk (2007). Can Capacities Rescue Us From Ceteris Paribus Laws? In B. Gnassounou & M. Kistler (eds.), Dispositions in Philosophy and Science. Ashgate.
Robert Klee (1992). Anomalous Monism, Ceteris Paribus, and Psychological Explanation. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 43 (3):389-403.
Marcello Guarini (2000). Horgan and Tienson on Ceteris Paribus Laws. Philosophy of Science 67 (2):301-315.
Gerhard Schurz (2005). Non-Monotonic Reasoning From an Evolution-Theoretic Perspective: Ontic, Logical and Cognitive Foundations. Synthese 146 (1-2):37 - 51.
Gerhard Schurz (2002). Ceteris Paribus Laws: Classification and Deconstruction. Erkenntnis 57 (3):351Ð372.
Gerhard Schurz (2001). What is 'Normal'? An Evolution-Theoretic Foundation for Normic Laws and Their Relation to Statistical Normality. Philosophy of Science 68 (4):476-497.
Gerhard Schurz (2001). Normische Gesetzeshypothesen Und Die Wissenschaftsphilosophische Bedeutung Des Nichtmonotonen Schliessens. Journal for General Philosophy of Science 32 (1):65-107.
Analytics
Monthly downloads
Sorry, there are not enough data points to plot this chart.
|
Added to index2009-06-15Total downloads0Recent downloads (6 months)0How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
