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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 10. Closure of Physics

[laws of physics can give a complete account of everything]

4 ideas
Leibniz had an unusual commitment to the causal completeness of physics [Leibniz, by Papineau]
Modern biological research, especially into the cell, has revealed no special new natural forces [Papineau]
Determinism is possible without a complete physics, if mental forces play a role [Papineau]
The completeness of physics cannot be proved [Papineau]