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Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science Travis Dumsday (Concordia University, Edmonton)

Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science By Travis Dumsday (Concordia University, Edmonton)

Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science by Travis Dumsday (Concordia University, Edmonton)


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Dispositionalism - the view that causal powers are among the irreducible properties of nature - is one of the main competing theories within the metaphysics of laws, yet its connection to related debates remains underexplored. This book establishes new links between dispositionalism and core topics within metaphysics and the philosophy of science.

Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science Summary

Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science by Travis Dumsday (Concordia University, Edmonton)

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.

About Travis Dumsday (Concordia University, Edmonton)

Travis Dumsday is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Concordia University, Montreal. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on topics in philosophy of science, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Dispositionalism and the laws of nature; 3. Dispositionalism and ontic structural realism; 4. Dispositionalism and material composition; 5. Dispositionalism and substance ontology; 6. Dispositionalism and natural-kind essentialism; 7. Dispositionalism and spacetime; 8. Dispositionalism and essentially active objects; 9. Dispositionalism and emergentism; 10. Conclusion; Works cited; Index.

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NLS9781108727068
9781108727068
1108727069
Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science by Travis Dumsday (Concordia University, Edmonton)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2021-04-08
231
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