Alexander Bird: Nature's Metaphysics

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Nature's Metaphysics argues that a satisfactory philosophy of science requires a metaphysics that is based on the understanding that natural properties are essentially dispositional. Alexander Bird develops a dispositional essentialist account of the laws of nature, defending the claim that laws are metaphysically necessary. Professional philosophers and advanced students working in metaphysics and the philosophy of science will find this book both provocative and stimulating.

Über den Autor

Alexander Bird is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction - laws and properties

2: Dispositions

3: Dispositional essentialism and the laws of nature

4: Categoricalism

5: Dispositional essentialism, modality, and intentionality

6: The regress objection

7: Structural properties

8: The illusion of nomic contingency

9: Are there any laws, and if so what are they?

10: Concluding remarks

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Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780199573110
ISBN-10:	0199573115
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bird, Alexander
Hersteller:	OUP Oxford
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Alexander Bird
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.01.2010
Gewicht:	0,38 kg