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Causation and Laws of Nature / / Max Kistler
| Causation and Laws of Nature / / Max Kistler |
| Autore | Kistler Max |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 113 |
| Soggetto topico | Philosophy of nature |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. What is a Causal Relation? -- 2. Laws of Nature and Universal Generalisations-- 3. Applicability Conditions and the Concept of "Strict Law"-- 4. Consequences-- 5. The Nomological Theory of Causation and Causal Responsibility -- 6. Efficacious Properties and the Instantiation of Laws-- 7. Causal Responsibility and its Applications Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476797703321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causation and laws of nature / / Max Kistler
| Causation and laws of nature / / Max Kistler |
| Autore | Kistler Max |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 122 |
| Collana | Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Causation
Philosophy of nature |
| ISBN |
9786610553013
9781134150670 1134150679 9781134150687 1134150687 9781280553011 1280553014 9780203966228 0203966228 |
| Classificazione |
5,1
CC 3200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. What is a causal relation?; 2. Laws of nature and universal generalizations; 3. Applicability conditions and the concept of ""strict law""; 4. Consequences; 5. The nomological theory of causation and causal responsibility; 6. Efficacious properties and the instantiation of laws; 7. Causal responsibility and its applications; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765846403321 |
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Kistler Max
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| 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Material Mind : Reduction and Emergence
| The Material Mind : Reduction and Emergence |
| Autore | Kistler Max |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calgary : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 pages) |
| Collana | BSPS Open Series |
| ISBN |
1-77385-608-1
1-77385-609-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Full Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 | Unity of Science and Reduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Deductive and Ontological Unification -- 3. The Deductive-Nomological Model of Reduction -- 4. The Model of Reduction by Analogy -- 5. The Reduction of Thermodynamics to Classical Mechanics -- 6. The Synthetic Model of Reduction -- 7. The Reduction of Cognitive Phenomena by Neurophysiology: Elimination or Co-Evolution? -- 8. Conclusion -- 2 | Can Reductive Explanations Be Constructed A Priori? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Priori Reduction in the Framework of Two-Dimensional Semantics -- 3. Two Concepts of Reduction and Realization: Micro-Macro and Role-Occupant -- 4. Multi-Realizability -- 5. Conclusion -- 3 | Cognitive Abilities as Macroscopic Dispositional Properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Arguments against the Efficacy of Dispositions -- 3. Dispositional and Theoretical Properties -- 4. The Epiphenomenal Trilemma of Macroscopic Dispositions -- 5. The Example of Colour Representation -- 6. Dispositional Properties with Multiple Manifestations -- 7. Conclusion -- 4 | Emergent Properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Minimal Conditions and Weak Emergence -- 3. Broad and the Epistemic Conception of Emergence -- 4. Strong Emergence in Terms of the Impossibility of Deduction -- 5. Emergence as Non-Aggregativity -- 6. Emergence in Terms of Non-Linear Interaction and Mill's Principle of the Composition of Causes -- 7. Qualitative and Quantitative Difference -- 8. The Limits of Explaining Emergent Properties -- 9. Avoiding Panpsychism -- 10. Response to a Version of Kripke's Argument against the Identity Theory -- 11. Emergence, Reduction, and Supervenience -- 12. Conclusion -- 5 | The Causal Efficacy of High-Level Properties.
1. Introduction -- 2. Causality, Causal Responsibility, and Causal Explanation -- 3. Mental Causation and Downward Causation -- 4. Mental Properties or Physical Properties Conceived with Mental Concepts? -- 5. Conclusion -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910996569503321 |
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Kistler Max
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| Calgary : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2025 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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