Controlled experiments and a connected body of theory. The set-up of experiments needs to be freely adjustable to check that most particularities and circumstances of the experiment can indeed be ignored and what remains has qualities of a “natural law”.
This is a strong definition, it somewhat excludes cosmology and a good deal of biology.
Controlled experiments and a connected body of theory. The set-up of experiments needs to be freely adjustable to check that most particularities and circumstances of the experiment can indeed be ignored and what remains has qualities of a “natural law”.
This is a strong definition, it somewhat excludes cosmology and a good deal of biology.