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Causation, physics, and the constitution of reality : Russell's republic revisited /
The difference between cause and effect seems obvious and crucial in ordinary life, yet missing from modern physics. Almost a century ago, Bertrand Russell called the law of causality 'a relic of a bygone age'. In this important collection 13 leading scholars revisit Russell's revolut...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The difference between cause and effect seems obvious and crucial in ordinary life, yet missing from modern physics. Almost a century ago, Bertrand Russell called the law of causality 'a relic of a bygone age'. In this important collection 13 leading scholars revisit Russell's revolutionary conclusion, discussing one of the most significant and puzzling issues in contemporary thought. - ;In philosophy as in ordinary life, cause and effect are twin pillars on which much of our thought seems based. But almost a century ago, Bertrand Russell declared that modern physics leaves these pillars witho. |
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| Notas: | Collection of a conference on "Causal republicanism" organized by the Centre for Time of the University of Sydney, July, 2003. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (403 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429470872 1429470879 0191515485 9780191515484 9780199278183 0199278180 9780199278190 0199278199 128116478X 9781281164780 9786611164782 6611164782 |