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9780199250592

The Divine Lawmaker Lectures on Induction, Laws of Nature, and the Existence of God

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    9780199250592

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    0199250596

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-03-25
  • Publisher: Clarendon Press

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John Foster presents a clear and powerful discussion of a range of topics relating to our understanding of the universe: induction, laws of nature, and the existence of God. He begins by developing a solution to the problem of induction - a solution that involves the postulation of laws of nature, as forms of natural necessity. He then offers a radically new account of the nature of such laws and the distinctive kind of necessity they involve. Finally, he uses this account as the basis for an argument for the existence of God as the creator of the laws and the universe they govern. The Divine Lawmaker is bold and original in its approach, and rich in argument.

Author Biography


John Foster was tutorial Fellow of Brasenose College 1966-2005 and an Emeritus Fellow from 2005-2009. His research interests have been in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, mind, and language. He was the author of The Case for Idealism (1982), Ayer (1985), The Immaterial Self (1991), and The Nature of Perception (2000).

Table of Contents

Lecture 1. The Problem of Induction 1(16)
Lecture 2. Some Attempted Solutions 17(20)
Lecture 3. The Nomological-Explanatory Solution 37(20)
Lecture 4. Two Objections to NES 57(20)
Lecture 5. The Problem of Laws 77(17)
Lecture 6. Armstrong's Theory 94(17)
Lecture 7. The Scenario without Laws 111(17)
Lecture 8. The Theistic Account 128(21)
Lecture 9. God and Laws 149(18)
Lecture 10. Completing the Picture 167(18)
Bibliography 185(4)
Index 189

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