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Laws in Nature: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Autor Stephen Mumford
en Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 2006
Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and whether a property can be identified independently of its causal role.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415407823
ISBN-10: 0415407826
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Professional

Cuprins

1. Introduction: Laws in Science and Philosophy  Part One: Humean Lawlessness  2. The Lawless World  3. Regularities and Best Systems  4. Hume's Argument  Part Two: Nomological Realism  5. The Nomological Argument  6. Natural Necessitation Relations  7. Necessitarian Essentialism  Part Three: Realist Lawlessness  8. Are Natural Laws a Natural Kind  9. The Central Dilemma  10. Modal Properties  11. Objections and Replies  12. Conclusion: Law and Metaphor

Notă biografică

Stephen Mumford is Reader in Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of Dispositions (1998) and various papers in metaphysics. He is editor of Russell on Metaphysics (2003) and Powers by the late George Molnar (2003).

Recenzii

'Its boldness and thoroughness, combined with its readability, make this a book that anybody concerned with the metaphysics of laws will wish to read. They will be informed and stimulated by it.' - The Australasian Journal of Philosophy
'Mumford's book is an important contribution to metaphysics. If you disagree with [Mumford], you are bound to have a lot of serious work to do. This is metaphysics at its best.' - Brian Ellis, La Trobe University, Australia
'An important and original contribution to the growing literature in defence of powers.' – The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Descriere

This book outlines a major new theory of natural laws and addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians.