Properties, Powers and Structures : Issues in the Metaphysics of Realism.

Properties, Powers and Structures : Issues in the Metaphysics of Realism.

While the phrase ""metaphysics of science"" has been used from time to time, it has only recently begun to denote a specific research area where metaphysics meets philosophy of science--and the sciences themselves. The essays in this volume demonstrate that metaphysics of science...

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Main Author: Bird, Alexander
Other Authors: Ellis, Brian, Sankey, Howard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Series:Routledge studies in metaphysics.
Subjects:
Realism > Congresses.
Science > Philosophy > Congresses.
Realism
Science > Philosophy
Realismus > Philosophie
Metaphysik
Realismus.
Metaphysik.
Conference papers and proceedings
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Summary:While the phrase ""metaphysics of science"" has been used from time to time, it has only recently begun to denote a specific research area where metaphysics meets philosophy of science--and the sciences themselves. The essays in this volume demonstrate that metaphysics of science is an innovative field of research in its own right. The principle areas covered are: The modal metaphysics of properties: What is the essential nature of natural properties? Are all properties essentially categorical? Are they all essentially dispositions, or are some categorical and others dispositional? Realism in.
Physical Description:1 online resource (281 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203124482
0203124480
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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