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Philosophy of science

laws said to hold only when other things are equal, and the problem of whether such hedged laws can be tested or are empty.

In philosophy of science, ceteris paribus laws refers to laws said to hold only when other things are equal, and the problem of whether such hedged laws can be tested or are empty. This meaning comes from Earman (1999) in Synthese.[1]

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Earman, J., & Roberts, J. (1999). Ceteris Paribus, There Is No Problem of Provisos. Synthese, 118(3), 439-478. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1005106917477

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