所有的自然规律都是平等的吗? 副规律与更必要的规律对比
Salim Hirèche1, Niels Linnemann1, Robert Michels2
1Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
概括
这项研究区分了元规律和自然规律的模式方法,发现它们在很大程度上是独立的. 它质疑物理理论中对元定律的支持.
科学领域:
- 科学哲学的哲学科学哲学
- 形而上学的形而上学.
- 物理学哲学 物理学的哲学
背景情况:
- 最近的哲学讨论探讨了将某些自然规律提升到其他自然规律之上.
- 两个主要的方法是元定律和模式 (非绝对主义) 观点.
- 这些挑战建立了诸如人文主义和处置本质主义等理论.
研究的目的:
- 为了澄清元规律和自然规律的模式方法之间的关系.
- 评估它们对物理定律的适用性.
- 评估它们对自然规律的标准理论所带来的挑战.
主要方法:
- 对元规律和模式方法的比较分析.
- 检查它们的相似之处和差异,特别是关于Lange的反事实账户.
- 对物理科学的元定律方法的证据支持进行批判性评估.
主要成果:
- 超定律和模式方法是不同的,在很大程度上是独立的,尽管有一些表面的相似之处.
- 从物理理论和实践中获得的元规律方法的支持不如通常所认为的那么强大.
- 这篇论文澄清了围绕这些新兴自然规律理论的概念景观.
结论:
- 区分元规律和模式方法对于理解当代关于自然规律的辩论至关重要.
- 超定律方法可能面临着关于其在物理学中的经验基础的重大挑战.
- 需要进一步的研究,以充分界定这些非标准的自然规律理论的范围和含义.
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