John Foster presents a clear and powerful discussion of a range of topics relating to our understanding of the universe - induction, laws of nature and the existence of God.
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"John Foster presents a clear and powerful discussion of a range of topics relating to our understanding of the universe: induction, laws of nature, and the existence of God. He begins by developing a solution to the problem of induction - a solution that involves the postulatio…
The spectacular success of the scientific enterprise over the last four hundred years has led to the promise of an all encompassing vision of the natural world. In this elegant picture, everything we observe is based upon just a few fundamental processes and entities. The almost…
State and nature: studies in ancient and medieval philosophy
by Brouwer, René, Scott, Dominic, Miller, Fred D., Horn, Christoph, Karamanolis, George, Keyt, David, Toivanen, Juhana, Brüllmann, Philipp, Humfress, Caroline, Lienemann, Béatrice, Noble, Christopher Isaac, O'Keefe, Tim, Pelletier, Jenny, Primavesi, Oliver, Tuominen, Miira, Woolf, Raphael
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A much-maligned feature of ancient and medieval political thought is its tendency to appeal to nature to establish norms for human communities. From Aristotle's claim that humans are "political animals" to Aquinas' invocation of "natural law," it may seem that pre-modern philoso…
In this work, Steven Horst addresses the apparent dissonance between the picture of the natural world that arises from the sciences and our understanding of ourselves as agents who think and act.
"Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music." "To illu…
Over his long and illustrious career, Knud Haakonssen has explored the role of natural law in formulating doctrines of obligation and rights in accordance with the interests of early modern polities and churches. The essays collected in this volume range across this exciting and…