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Stathis Psillos: From natures to laws of nature
Stathis Psillos: From natures to laws of nature
ABSTRACT The key claim of this talk will be that the conception of nature as being governed by natural laws is thoroughly modern. It arose mostly in the natural philosophy of Rene Descartes and was meant to replace natural powers as principles of change and of connection among distinct existences. This new conception of laws […]