Ideas from 'The Doctrine of Necessity Examined' by Charles Sanders Peirce [1892], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophical Writings of Peirce' by Peirce,Charles Sanders (ed/tr Buchler,Justus) [Dover 1940,0-486-20217-8]].
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance
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Is chance just unknown laws? But the laws operate the same, whatever chance occurs
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
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Is there any such thing as death among the lower organisms?
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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If the world is just mechanical, its whole specification has no more explanation than mere chance
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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The more precise the observations, the less reliable appear to be the laws of nature
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