ABSTRACT

In Chapter 5 I dealt with the thesis of micro-determination. I rejected the thesis on the basis of the nature of the determination relation that microexplanation relies on. The composition laws that describe the determination relation do not substantiate any claims to the hegemony of the micro-level. In this chapter I will deal with another reading of the microphysicalist’s thesis, namely, micro-government. According to this thesis everything is governed by micro-laws.