Antidotes all the way down?

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Published 06-09-2004
DOI https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.581
Alexander BIRD

Abstract

This paper explores the question: can fundamental dispositions (which have no distinct causal basis) suffer from finks and antidotes? I use my response to shed light on the question: can the fundamental laws of physics be ceteris paribus laws?

How to Cite

BIRD, A. (2004). Antidotes all the way down?. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 19(3), 259–269. https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.581
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Keywords

dispositions, laws, finks, antidotes, finkish dispositions, ceteris paribus laws, dispositional essentialism.

Issue
Vol. 19 No. 3 (2004): Dispositions, Causes and Propensities in Science
Section
MONOGRAPHIC SECTION

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