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200 14$aThe philosophy of nature $ea guide to the new essentialism /$fBrian Ellis
210  1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2014.
215   $a1 online resource (192 p.)
300   $aFirst published 2002 by Acumen.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Essentialist Philosophies of Nature; 2 Empiricist and Realist Perspectives on the World; 3 Properties and Relations; 4 Powers and Dispositions; 5 Laws of Nature; 6 Natural Necessity; 7 Philosophical Implications; 8 Wider Implications; Appendix; Two Problems for Essentialism; Response to Armstrong; Bibliography; Index
330   $aIn ""The Philosophy of Nature,"" Brian Ellis provides a clear and forthright general summation of, and introduction to, the new essentialist position. Although the theory that the laws of nature are immanent in things, rather than imposed on them from without, is an ancient one, much recent work has been done to revive interest in essentialism and ""The Philosophy of Nature"" is a distinctive contribution to this lively current debate. Brian Ellis exposes the philosophical and scientific credentials of the prevailing Humean metaphysic as less than compelling and makes the case for new essentia
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