Humanism After the BSA

By Michael Townsen Hicks

This dissertation explores the idea that laws of nature are tools for gaining and employing

information about the world.

In my first chapter, I focus on the Best System Account of laws of nature, according to

which the laws are those generalizations which form a deductive system best combining

strength and simplicity. I claim that we must focus on the applicability of laws to the sorts

of subsystems of the universe with which we interact and manipulate. This provides us

with the tools to develop new notions of informativeness and simplicity, and sheds light

on our preference for dynamic explanations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CR1QCGFC
• ISBN13: 9798869082916
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Sanjoy
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"