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Nature's Metaphysics argues that a satisfactory philosophy of science requires a metaphysics that is based on the understanding that natural properties are esse

What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the "lawmakers": the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet

Is there a shared nature common to all human beings? What essential qualities might define this nature? These questions are among the most widely discussed topi