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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462590003321

Titolo

Powers and capacities in philosophy : the new Aristotelianism / / edited by Ruth Groff and John Greco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-99416-X

0-203-07560-9

1-135-12114-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrecoJohn

GroffRuth <1963->

Disciplina

110

Soggetti

Power (Philosophy)

Philosophy, Modern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Metaphysics -- pt. II. Philosophy of science -- pt. III. Mind and agency -- pt. IV. Ethics and epistemology -- pt. V. Social and political philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

Powers and Capacities in Philosophy is designed to stake out an emerging, discipline-spanning neo-Aristotelian framework grounded in realism about causal powers.? The volume brings together for the first time original essays by leading philosophers working on powers in relation to metaphysics, philosophy of natural and social science, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics and social and political philosophy.? In each area, the concern is to show how a commitment to real causal powers affects discussion at the level in question. In metaphysics, for example, real