Laws and lawmakers [electronic resource] : science, metaphysics, and the laws of nature / Marc Lange. Lange, Marc, 1963- Philosophy of nature. Physical laws. Philosophy and science. BD581 .L255 2009 113 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the 'lawmakers': the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (304 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195328134.001.0001 eng