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Dani Adams

PhD Student;
Graduate Teaching Assistant;
Assistant to Head of First Year
Supervisors: Prof. Robin Le Poidevin and Prof. Helen Steward
Address: Leeds, United Kingdom

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Research paper thumbnail of God and Dispositional Essentialism: An Account of the Laws of Nature

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2016

It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural r... more It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural regularities. Classical theism, however, maintains the sovereignty thesis: everything distinct from God is created by him and is under his guidance and control. It follows from this that God must somehow be responsible for natural laws and regularities. Therefore, theists need an account of the relation between (i) regularities, (ii) laws, and (iii) God. I examine competing accounts of laws of nature and conclude that dispositional essentialism provides the most satisfactory explanation of the relation between (i), (ii) and (iii).

Research paper thumbnail of GOD AND DISPOSITIONAL ESSENTIALISM: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS OF NATURE

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2016

It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural r... more It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural regularities. Classical theism, however, maintains the sovereignty thesis: everything distinct from God is created by him and is under his guidance and control. It follows from this that God must somehow be responsible for natural laws and regularities. Therefore, theists need an account of the relation between (i) regularities, (ii) laws, and (iii) God. I examine competing accounts of laws of nature and conclude that dispositional essentialism provides the most satisfactory explanation of the relation between (i), (ii) and (iii).

Research paper thumbnail of God and Dispositional Essentialism: An Account of the Laws of Nature

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2016

It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural r... more It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural regularities. Classical theism, however, maintains the sovereignty thesis: everything distinct from God is created by him and is under his guidance and control. It follows from this that God must somehow be responsible for natural laws and regularities. Therefore, theists need an account of the relation between (i) regularities, (ii) laws, and (iii) God. I examine competing accounts of laws of nature and conclude that dispositional essentialism provides the most satisfactory explanation of the relation between (i), (ii) and (iii).

Research paper thumbnail of GOD AND DISPOSITIONAL ESSENTIALISM: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS OF NATURE

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2016

It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural r... more It is common to appeal to governing laws of nature in order to explain the existence of natural regularities. Classical theism, however, maintains the sovereignty thesis: everything distinct from God is created by him and is under his guidance and control. It follows from this that God must somehow be responsible for natural laws and regularities. Therefore, theists need an account of the relation between (i) regularities, (ii) laws, and (iii) God. I examine competing accounts of laws of nature and conclude that dispositional essentialism provides the most satisfactory explanation of the relation between (i), (ii) and (iii).

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