Abstract
If one has Humean inclinations, what account should one provide for idealization laws? I introduce the currently most popular Humean approach to laws of nature, the best systems account, along with some basic requirements for how to be Humean. I then show why idealization laws are unlikely to be accommodated within this account of laws. Finally, I offer an alternative approach that takes idealization laws to be meta-laws, placing requirements on the theorems of the best system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 150-170 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Philosophy of Science |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2023 |
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