Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science

Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science by Travis Dumsday

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.

'… a significant contribution to the debate regarding the prospects of dispositionalism' Vassilis Livanios, Metascience

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

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ISBN 13	9781108480130
ISBN 10	1108480136
Titel	Dispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science
Autor	Travis Dumsday
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2019-01-24
Seitenanzahl	228
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