Download or read book The Law-Governed Universe written by John T. Roberts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-27 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John T. Roberts presents and defends a radical new theory of laws of nature. His Measurability Account affirms that there is an important sense in which laws govern the universe, rather than simply describing it economically. He argues that what is essential to laws is that they guarantee the reliability of methods of measuring natural quantities.