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Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science

By (author) Travis Dumsday
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Published: 24th Jan 2019
Dimensions: w 155mm h 235mm d 16mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN-10: 1108480136
ISBN-13: 9781108480130
Barcode No: 9781108480130
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Synopsis
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.

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