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Howard . Ed(S): Sankey - Causation and Laws of Nature - 9780792359142 - V9780792359142
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Causation and Laws of Nature

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Description for Causation and Laws of Nature Hardback. Provides an overview of the theory of causation, including counterfactual, singularist, nomological and causal process approaches. This book also covers work on the nature of laws of nature, with emphasis on the scientific essentialist theory that laws of nature are, at base, the fundamental dispositions or capacities of natural kinds of things. Editor(s): Sankey, Howard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1530.
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
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Series
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
359
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792359142
SKU
V9780792359142
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