The Metaphysics Within Physics (Paperback)

Tim Maudlin

ISBN 10: 0199575371 / ISBN 13: 9780199575374

Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009

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Paperback. What fundamental account of the world is implicit in physical theory? Physics straightforwardly postulates quarks and electrons, but what of the more intangible elements, such as laws of nature, universals, causation and the direction of time? Do they have a place in the physical structure of the world?Tim Maudlin argues that the ontology derived from physics takes a form quite different from those most commonly defended by philosophers.Physics postulates irreducible fundamental laws, eschews universals, does not require a fundamental notion of causation, and makes room for the passage of time. In a series of linked essays The MetaphysicsWithin Physics outlines an approach to metaphysics opposed to the Humean reductionism that motivates much analytical metaphysics. What does physics tell us about metaphysics? Tim Maudlin's philosophical examination of the fundamental structure of the world as presented by physics challenges the most widely accepted philosophical accounts of laws of nature, universals, the direction of time and causation. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Metaphysics Within Physics (Paperback)
• Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199575371
• ISBN 13: 9780199575374
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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What fundamental account of the world is implicit in physical theory? Physics straightforwardly postulates quarks and electrons, but what of the more intangible elements, such as laws of nature, universals, causation and the direction of time? Do they have a place in the physical structure of the world? Tim Maudlin argues that the ontology derived from physics takes a form quite different from those most commonly defended by philosophers. Physics postulates irreducible fundamental laws, eschews universals, does not require a fundamental notion of causation, and makes room for the passage of time. In a series of linked essays The Metaphysics Within Physics outlines an approach to metaphysics opposed to the Humean reductionism that motivates much analytical metaphysics.

Informazioni sull?autore

Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.