Why Confirm Laws
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8398636 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry Ward (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/717223 |
| OpenAlex | W3198999875 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
Download · Epistemology · Political science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Making Things Happen
Causality
Nature's Metaphysics
I.—studies in the Logic of Confirmation (I.)
New work for a theory of universals
I.—studies in the Logic of Confirmation (Ii.)
A Functional Account of Causation; or, A Defense of the Legitimacy of Causal Thinking by Reference to the Only Standard That Matters—Usefulness (as Opposed to Metaphysics or Agreement with Intuitive Judgment)
Making best systems best for us
Physical modality, laws, and counterfactuals
Laws of Nature
Resolving the Raven Paradox
Confirmation and Law-Likeness
Nature's Metaphysics
Towards a Best Predictive System Account of Laws of Nature
Dynamic Humeanism
The Best Explanation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |