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Dispositionalism and the metaphysics of science
- Title
- Dispositionalism and the metaphysics of science / Travis Dumsday, Concordia University of Edmonton.
- Author
- Dumsday, Travis
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xi, 219 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Dispositionalism is the view that causal powers are among the irreducible properties of nature. It has long been among the core competing positions in the metaphysics of laws, but its potential implications for other key debates within metaphysics and the philosophy of science have remained under-explored. Travis Dumsday fills this major gap in the literature by establishing new connections between dispositionalism and such topics as substance ontology, ontic structural realism, material composition, emergentism, natural-kind essentialism, perdurantism, time travel, and spacetime substantivalism. He also puts forward a novel view concerning the precise relationship between causal powers and the fundamental laws of nature. His rich and accessible study will appeal to readers interested in contemporary analytic metaphysics and philosophy of science."--Back cover.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Dispositionalism and the laws of nature -- Dispositionalism and ontic structural realism -- Dispositionalism and material composition -- Dispositionalism and substance ontology -- Dispositionalism and natural-kind essentialism -- Dispositionalism and spacetime -- Dispositionalism and essentially active objects -- Dispositionalism and emergentism -- Conclusion -- Works cited -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-5156
- ISBN
- 9781108480130
- 1108480136
- LCCN
- 2018037936
- 40028928572
- OCLC
- 1060180984
- Author
- Dumsday, Travis, author.
- Title
- Dispositionalism and the metaphysics of science / Travis Dumsday, Concordia University of Edmonton.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028928572
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-5156