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Nature's Metaphysics argues that a satisfactory philosophy of science requires a metaphysics that is based on the understanding that natural properties are essentially dispositional. Alexander Bird develops a dispositional essentialist account of the laws of nature, defending the claim that law...

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Main Author: Bird, Alexander, 1964- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module.
Subjects:
Metaphysics.
Disposition (Philosophy)
Law > Philosophy.
First philosophy.
Métaphysique.
Disposition (Philosophie)
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
First philosophy
Law > Philosophy
Metaphysics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Nature's Metaphysics argues that a satisfactory philosophy of science requires a metaphysics that is based on the understanding that natural properties are essentially dispositional. Alexander Bird develops a dispositional essentialist account of the laws of nature, defending the claim that laws are metaphysically necessary. Professional philosophers and advanced students working in metaphysics and the philosophy of science will find this book both provocative andstimulating.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index.
ISBN:9780191527722
0191527726
0199227012
9780199227013
9780191711121
0191711128