Mach's relativism versus apriorism and the mechanistic world view
pp. 229-241
in: John Blackmore (ed), Ernst Mach — a deeper look, Berlin, Springer, 1992Abstract
In our view the laws of nature are a product of our mental need to find our way about nature, so that we do not stand estranged and baffled in front of natural processes. This manifests itself clearly in the motive behind these laws, which always correspond to this need as well as to the current state of culture.2
