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Combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. Emphasizes the integral role that philosophical analysis plays in physics. Presents many concrete examples in which struggles with conceptual issues drove innovation in physics.

Philosopher of science Marc Lange aims to develop a new account of the roles that laws of nature play in scientific reasoning (such as counterfactual conditionals, inductive projections, and scientific explanations) and what those roles imply about the very nature of natural laws.