The philosophy of nature : a guide to the new essentialism / / Brian Ellis
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| Autore: |
Ellis B. D (Brian David), <1929-, >
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| Titolo: |
The philosophy of nature : a guide to the new essentialism / / Brian Ellis
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (v, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 113 |
| Soggetto topico: | Philosophy of nature |
| Essentialism (Philosophy) | |
| Necessity (Philosophy) | |
| Note generali: | First published 2002 by Acumen. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 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 essentialism as an alternative metaphysical perspective in lucid and unambiguous terms. The book develops this alternative metaphysic and considers the consequences for philosophy, and for some other areas of investigation, of working with such a metaphysic. Ellis argues that these consequences are profound and that a new essentialism provides a comprehensive new philosophy of nature for a modern scientific understanding of the world. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The philosophy of nature |
| ISBN: | 1-317-48949-7 |
| 1-317-48950-0 | |
| 1-315-71062-5 | |
| 1-282-92142-8 | |
| 9786612921421 | |
| 1-84465-341-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785459703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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