: Markus A. Schrenk
: The Metaphysics of Ceteris Paribus Laws Metaphysics of Ceteris Paribus Laws
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
: 9783110326956
: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical AnalysisISSN
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!doctype html public '-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en'>Universality is not sufficient to distinguish laws of nature from accidental regularities. A multitude of additional defining features have been suggested. Yet, once it is acknowledged that exceptionless universality is not the only criterion for lawhood it is possible to start questioning whether it is necessary.
Markus Schrenk's The Metaphysics of Ceteris Paribus Laws takes this bold step and it's provocative conclusion is that existing theories - especially David Lewis's and David Armstrong's - are, in fact, strong enough to guarantee lawhood even if there are instances that do not conform to the laws. Schrenk also advances two novel theories for special science ceteris paribuslaws. His unorthodox exploration has the potential to stimulate a new debate about laws, lawhood and exceptions.

This work has received the Award for Furthering Research in Ontology of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS7
CONTENTS11
INTRODUCTION15
PART I: TWO DISTINCTIONS31
1.1REAL VERSUS PSEUDO EXCEPTIONS33
1.2FUNDAMENTAL VERSUSNON-FUNDAMENTAL LAWS45
PART II: FUNDAMENTAL LAWS47
2.1FUNDAMENTAL LAWS:GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS48
2.2FUNDAMENTAL LAWS:DAVID LEWIS78
2.3FUNDAMENTAL LAWS:DAVID ARMSTRONG102
PART III: NON-FUNDAMENTAL LAWS131
3.1NON-FUNDAMENTAL LAWS: GENERALCONSIDERATIONS132
3.2NON-FUNDAMENTAL LAWS: GROUNDEDLAWS136
3.3NON-FUNDAMENTAL LAWS: EMERGENTLAWS170
CONCLUSION181
BIBLIOGRAPHY187
INDEX197