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A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism : Knowing the Unobservable.
A vision of how realism can provide a consistent and coherent account of scientific knowledge.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; PART I Scientific realism today; CHAPTER 1 Realism and antirealism; metaphysics and empiricism; CHAPTER 2 Selective scepticism: entity realism, structural realism, semirealism; CHAPTER 3 Properties, particulars, and concrete structures; PART II Metaphysical foundations; CHAPTER 4 Causal realism and causal processes; CHAPTER 5 Dispositions, property identity, and laws of nature; CHAPTER 6 Sociability: natural and scientific kinds; PART III Theory meets world.