Structure of the world : metaphysics and representation /

Steven French articulates and defends the bold claim that there are no objects in the world. He draws on metaphysics and philosophy of science to argue for structural realism - the position that we live in a world of structures - and defends a form of eliminativism about objects that sets laws and s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: French, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford Scholarship Online, 2014.
Temas:
Structuralism.
Presence (Philosophy)
Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
Structuralisme.
Présence (Philosophie)
Métaphysique.
structures (single built works)
structuralism.
structures (structural elements)
presence.
metaphysics.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
First philosophy
Metaphysics
Structuralism
Filosofie.
Realisme (filosofie)
Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Steven French articulates and defends the bold claim that there are no objects in the world. He draws on metaphysics and philosophy of science to argue for structural realism - the position that we live in a world of structures - and defends a form of eliminativism about objects that sets laws and symmetry principles at the heart of ontology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191507724
0191507725
1306474108
9781306474108

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