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(2010) Axiomathes 20 (2-3).

Contingency in nature

Werner Diederich

pp. 269-277

Contingencies in Nature may be explained, but such explanations refer to other contingencies (pt. I). Is there a way to "explain away" all contingencies? The first physical theory of modern times, Newton's theory of gravitation, was received in a way that leaves this question open (pt. II), while Kepler's theory of cosmological harmony arrived at a positive solution (pt. III). However, later developments in science outdated Kepler's approach (pt. IV).

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Diederich, W. (2010). Contingency in nature. Axiomathes 20 (2-3), pp. 269-277.

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