On some objections to the Powers-BSA

Samuel Kimpton-Nye

On some objections to the Powers-BSA

Philosophy

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Abstract

This paper responds to Friend’s (2023) critique of the Powers-BSA, a view according to which laws of nature are efficient descriptions of how modally laden properties (powers) are possibly distributed in spacetime. In the course of this response, the paper discusses the nature of scientific and metaphysical explanation, the aim of science and the structure of modal space.

Original language	English
Journal	The Philosophical Quarterly
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 16 Feb 2024

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