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SUMMARY:“The Simplicity of Physical Laws”
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Abstract: Physical laws are strikingly simple\, although there is no <em>a priori</em> reason they must be so. I propose that nomic realists of all types (Humeans and non-Humeans) should accept that simplicity is a fundamental epistemic guide for discovering and evaluating candidate physical laws. This principle of simplicity clarifies and solves several problems of nomic realism and simplicity. A consequence is that the often-cited epistemic advantage of Humeanism over non-Humeanism is exaggerated\, undercutting an influential epistemological argument for Humeanism. Moreover\, simplicity is shown to be more tightly connected to lawhood than to mere truth.</p>
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