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Appearance in reality /

How does the way things appear to us relate to the way things really are? Science tells us that the world is very different from the way we experience it. John Heil offers an explanation of why the scientific image of the world that we get from physics is our best guide to the nature of reality--to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heil, John (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Appearance (Philosophy)
Perception (Philosophy)
Reality.
Physics > Philosophy.
Apparence (Philosophie)
Perception (Philosophie)
Réalité.
Physique > Philosophie.
perception.
Epistemology.
Metaphysics.
Physics > Philosophy
Reality
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How does the way things appear to us relate to the way things really are? Science tells us that the world is very different from the way we experience it. John Heil offers an explanation of why the scientific image of the world that we get from physics is our best guide to the nature of reality--to what the appearances are appearances of.
Item Description:11.4 Whither Humeanism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 258 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192634801
0192634801