a pragmatic investigation of the necessity of laws /
Brian Skyrms.
New Haven :
Yale University Press,
1980.
xii, 205 pages ;
22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.
Part 1. Laws. Propensities and statistical laws. Universal laws as limiting cases of statistical laws. Generalizations -- pt. 2. Pragmatics of laws. Conditionals. Cause and effect. The role of causal factors in rational decision. Scientific explanation. Knowledge. Resiliency and rules of acceptance.