The Power to Govern

Erica Shumener

doi:10.1111/phpe.12168

The Power to Govern

Erica Shumener

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I provide a new account of what it is for the laws of nature to govern the evolution of events. I locate the source of governance in the content of law propositions. As such, I do not appeal to notions of ground, essence, or production to characterize governance. After introducing the account, I use it to outline previously unrecognized varieties of governance. I also specify that laws must govern to have two theoretical virtues: explanatory power as well as a theoretical virtue I call expansiveness. A theory is expansive, roughly, when it can do more with less.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	270-291
Number of pages	22
Journal	Nous-Supplement: Philosophical Perspectives
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/phpe.12168
State	Published - Dec 2022
Externally published	Yes

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