Tooley's solution to the inference problem

Philosophical Studies 67 (3):261 - 275 (1992)
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In response to various shortcomings of regularity theories of natural law, some philosophers of a realist bent have recently been drawn to the view that a law of nature is a relation between universals. Heading this group are Michael Tooley and D. M. Armstrong

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