Empirical laws: Empirical laws are scientific statements that describe how nature behaves. They are based on repeated observations and experiments, and they are generally considered to be reliable. - VsEmpirical laws One argument is that empirical laws are always subject to revision or refutation. As we learn more about the world, we may discover new evidence that contradicts existing empirical laws. See also Laws, Natural laws, Regularities, Observation, Evidence, Generalization, Generality, General validity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |