Nomology
Nomology , legal theory, is a term from philosophy that is also used in sociology and psychology . It was formed from the Greek νόμος, nomos ( law , order) and the ending -logie (from the Greek λόγος logos - word), which here means teaching .
Nomology refers to an approach that primarily seeks explanations in previously recognized regularities, and thus stands in contrast to approaches that investigate and interpret on the basis of the individual case. It is based on the thesis that reality can be better explained by general laws and consequently also controlled. While the term appeared sporadically in the 19th and 20th centuries, the deductive nomological model (DN model) explicitly formulated in 1948 made it a fixed term in logic and philosophy of science .
Approaches in philosophy that start from contrary concepts are z. B. Hermeneutics or Phenomenology .