Graduation Year
2022
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy
Reader 1
James Kreines
Reader 2
Yuval Avnur
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Abstract
What are the laws of nature? Are they abstract entities that govern physical processes? Or are they merely useful summaries that describe patterns in nature? In this thesis, I explore offer arguments for the former view– what is known as inflationism regarding laws of nature. It is my hope that by excavating and evaluating the role epistemological concerns have played in this debate, we may find new avenues to break this long-standing metaphysical stalemate
Recommended Citation
Tulenko, Abigail, "Invisible Things: An Inquiry into the Laws of Nature" (2022). Scripps Senior Theses. 1879.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1879
