Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with thequestion of whether there are any genuinely lawlike phenomena in nature. Thediscuss... » 

Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with thequestion of whether there are any genuinely lawlike phenomena in nature. Thediscussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians suchas whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and whether aproperty can be identified independently of its causal role. «