Unorthodox Humeanism /
Sparber, Georg
Unorthodox Humeanism / Georg Sparber. - 1 online resource (226 p.) - Logos : Studien zur Logik, Sprachphilosophie und Metaphysik , 14 2198-2201 ; .
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- The nature of fundamental properties -- Chapter 1: Orthodox Humeanism on laws of nature and causation -- Chapter 2: Orthodox dispositionalism on laws of nature and causation -- Chapter 3: Humeanism vs. dispositionalism -- Chapter 4: Unorthodox Humeanism -- Humean metaphysics of causation as informed of contemporary science -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter
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The book discusses contemporary metaphysics of science and deals with the central question which ontology fits best with our knowledge of the world. Two competing positions in today's metaphysics of science are analysed: Humeanism and dispositionalism. There are physical and metaphysical arguments to show that orthodox Humeanism is in trouble. The unorthodox metaphysical turn consists in taking the fundamental properties to be relations rather than intrinsic properties. The book spells out in detail what an unorthodox version of Humeanism amounts to and shows that in turning unorthodox Humeanism offers a competitive metaphysical framework for science without commitment to irreducible causation.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110323740 9783110323986
10.1515/9783110323986 doi
Causation.
Disposition (Philosophy).
First philosophy.
Metaphysics.
Natural law.
Hume.
Ontologie.
Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY / General.
BD111 .S66 2009
160
Unorthodox Humeanism / Georg Sparber. - 1 online resource (226 p.) - Logos : Studien zur Logik, Sprachphilosophie und Metaphysik , 14 2198-2201 ; .
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- The nature of fundamental properties -- Chapter 1: Orthodox Humeanism on laws of nature and causation -- Chapter 2: Orthodox dispositionalism on laws of nature and causation -- Chapter 3: Humeanism vs. dispositionalism -- Chapter 4: Unorthodox Humeanism -- Humean metaphysics of causation as informed of contemporary science -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The book discusses contemporary metaphysics of science and deals with the central question which ontology fits best with our knowledge of the world. Two competing positions in today's metaphysics of science are analysed: Humeanism and dispositionalism. There are physical and metaphysical arguments to show that orthodox Humeanism is in trouble. The unorthodox metaphysical turn consists in taking the fundamental properties to be relations rather than intrinsic properties. The book spells out in detail what an unorthodox version of Humeanism amounts to and shows that in turning unorthodox Humeanism offers a competitive metaphysical framework for science without commitment to irreducible causation.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110323740 9783110323986
10.1515/9783110323986 doi
Causation.
Disposition (Philosophy).
First philosophy.
Metaphysics.
Natural law.
Hume.
Ontologie.
Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY / General.
BD111 .S66 2009
160