Humean nomic essentialism.

Humeanism – the idea that there are no necessary connections between distinct existences – and Nomic Essentialism – the idea that properties essentially play the nomic roles that they do – are two of the most important and influential positions in the metaphysics of science. Traditionally, it has be...

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Publicado en:Nous (0029-4624) Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 81 - 100
Autores principales: Bhogal, Harjit, Perry, Zee R.
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2023
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