The Tools of Metaphysics and the Metaphysics of Science
The Tools of Metaphysics and the Metaphysics of Science
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The Tools of Metaphysics and the Metaphysics of Science by Theodore Sider
Metaphysics has shifted ground, moving away from necessity and possibility as the lens through which we look at things. Ted Sider shapes the agenda for the subject by exploring how this shift transforms the project of understanding the objects, properties, and quantities of the universe, and the relations between them, in terms of structures.
.. Sider's arguments will surely provoke a lively discussion about the methodology of non-deflationist metaphysics and the role of tools within it. * Vassilis Livanios, University of Cyprus, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science *
This is a curious and wonderful book, formulated around a single question: how do central issues in philosophy of science look, seen through the lens of recent developments in metaphysics? . . . read it only if you enjoy good, provocative, well-written philosophy. * Mark Jago, Journal of Philosophy *
an important contribution to discussions of cutting edge topics lying at the intersection of metaphysics and the philosophies of mathematics and science * Scott Dixon, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
This is a curious and wonderful book, formulated around a single question: how do central issues in philosophy of science look, seen through the lens of recent developments in metaphysics? . . . read it only if you enjoy good, provocative, well-written philosophy. * Mark Jago, Journal of Philosophy *
an important contribution to discussions of cutting edge topics lying at the intersection of metaphysics and the philosophies of mathematics and science * Scott Dixon, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Theodore Sider is Andrew W. Mellon Chair in Philosophy and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. He completed his PhD at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and has previously held positions at New York University, the University of Rochester, Syracuse University, and Rutgers University. He is the author of Writing the Book of the World (Oxford 2011), Logic for Philosophy (Oxford 2010), Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics (Oxford 2005, with Earl Conee), and Four-Dimensionalism: An Ontology of Persistence and Time (Oxford 2001).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198811565 |
| ISBN 10 | 019881156X |
| Title | The Tools of Metaphysics and the Metaphysics of Science |
| Author | Theodore Sider |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2020-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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