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Metaphysics and the philosophy of science : new essays /

This volume of essays will explore the relationship between science and metaphysics, asking what role metaphysics should play in philosophizing about science. The essays will address this question both through ground-level investigations of particular issues in the metaphysics of science and more ge...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Slater, Matthew H., 1977- (Editor ), Yudell, Zanja, 1975- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Metaphysics and the€Philosophy of€Science; Copyright; Contents; Author Bios; Introduction; 1. Time for Empiricist Metaphysics; 2. Ontology, Complexity, and Compositionality; 3. Naturalized Metaphysics and the Contention over the Ontological Status of Species; 4. No General Structure; 5. An Empiricist's Guide to Objective Modality; 6. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish:€Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science; 7. An Apology for Naturalized Metaphysics; 8. Explanation and Explanationism in Science and Metaphysics; 9. Interventionism and the Missing Metaphysics:€A€Dialogue.