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Every thing must go : metaphysics naturalized /

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In this book, the authors argue that the only kind of metaphysics that can contribute to objective knowledge is one based specifically on contemporary science as it really is, and not on philosophers' a priori intuitions, common sense, or simplifications of science.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ladyman, James, 1969-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Ross, Don, 1962-, Spurrett, David, Collier, John G. (John Gordon), 1935-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
Métaphysique.
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
First philosophy
Metaphysics
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • In defence of scientism / Don Ross, James Ladyman, and David Spurrett
  • Scientific realism, constructive empiricism, and structuralism / James Ladyman and Don Ross
  • Ontic structural realism and the philosophy of physics / James Ladyman and Don Ross
  • Rainforest realism and the unity of science / Don Ross, James Ladyman, and John Collier
  • Causation in a structural world / Don Ross, James Ladyman, and David Spurrett
  • Conclusion : philosophy enough / Don Ross and James Ladyman.