<p>Scerri (<CitationRef CitationID="CR9">2024</CitationRef>) has argued that the metaphysical question of what natural lawhood consists in is irrelevant to science and science education. This paper identifies how Scerri’s arguments fail and suggests that contrary to Scerri, there is no gulf between the philosophers’ and scientists’ conceptions of lawhood. The distinctions drawn by philosophers would be useful in science education.</p>
Laws of nature, metaphysics, and science education: a reply to Scerri
Scerri (2024) has argued that the metaphysical question of what natural lawhood consists in is irrelevant to science and science education. This paper identifies how Scerri’s arguments fail and suggests that contrary to Scerri, there is no gulf between the philosophers’ and scientists’ conceptions of lawhood. The distinctions drawn by philosophers would be useful in science education.