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Causation and Laws of Nature
Howard . Ed(S): Sankey
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Description for Causation and Laws of Nature
Paperback. Editor(s): Sankey, Howard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
Causation and Laws of Nature is a collection of articles which represents current research on the metaphysics of causation and laws of nature, mostly by authors working in or active in the Australasian region. The book provides an overview of current work on the theory of causation, including counterfactual, singularist, nomological and causal process approaches. It also covers work on the nature of laws of nature, with special emphasis on the scientific essentialist theory that laws of nature are, at base, the fundamental dispositions or capacities of natural kinds of things. Because ... Read more
Causation and Laws of Nature is a collection of articles which represents current research on the metaphysics of causation and laws of nature, mostly by authors working in or active in the Australasian region. The book provides an overview of current work on the theory of causation, including counterfactual, singularist, nomological and causal process approaches. It also covers work on the nature of laws of nature, with special emphasis on the scientific essentialist theory that laws of nature are, at base, the fundamental dispositions or capacities of natural kinds of things. Because ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Series
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
359
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048153039
SKU
V9789048153039
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