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Dispositional Essentialism and the Laws of Nature
In Alexander Bird, Brian Ellis & Howard Sankey (eds.), Properties, Powers, and Structures: Issues in the Metaphysics of Realism. Routledge (2012)
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What is a Law of Nature?D. Armstrong - 1983 - Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Nature's Metaphysics: Laws and Properties.Alexander Bird - 2007 - Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press.
What is a Law of Nature?David Armstrong - 1983 - Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
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