The Nomic Role Account of Carving Reality at the Joints

摘要: Natural properties are those that carve reality at the joints. The notion of carving joints, however, is somewhat obscure, and often understood in terms making for similarity, conferring causal powers, or figuring laws nature. I develop assess an account third sort according to which joints as having right level determinacy relative nomic roles. has attraction involving very weak metaphysical presuppositions, but fails capture several features natural presumed have.