Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers
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| Summary: | XVIII, 211 p. 1 illus. text |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024. |
| Series: | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science,
483 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54227-5 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. What is a scientific theory?
- 2. Scientific realism: what is at stake?
- 3. Scientific realism: a defence
- 4. The categorical conceptions of laws
- 5. A dualist metaphysics of nature
- General conclusion
- References
- Name index
- Subject index.