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ISBN: 082295852X 9780822958529 Year: 2004 Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa University of Pittsburgh Press
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Science --- Philosophy. --- Science - Philosophy. --- Philosophy of nature --- Philosophy of science
ISBN: 0521433347 0521064139 0511619901 9780521433341 9780511619908 9780521064132 Year: 1994 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University press
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John Carroll undertakes a careful philosophical examination of laws of nature, causation, and other related topics. He argues that laws of nature are not susceptible to the sort of philosophical treatment preferred by empiricists. Indeed he shows that emperically pure matters of fact need not even determine what the laws are. Similar, even stronger, conclusions are drawn about causation. Replacing the traditional view of laws and causation requiring some kind of foundational legitimacy, the author argues that these phenomena are inextricably intertwined with everything else. This distinctively clear and detailed discussion of what it is to be a law will be valuable to a broad swathe of philosophers in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of science.
Law (Philosophy). --- Philosophy of nature. --- Philosophy of nature --- Mathematical logic --- Philosophy of science --- Law --- Philosophy --- Law (Philosophy) --- Causation --- Nature --- Nature, Philosophy of --- Natural theology --- Arts and Humanities --- Law - Philosophy
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ISBN: 0521533686 0521826292 9780521533683 9780521826297 Year: 2010 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press
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This book is an accessible introduction to the central themes of contemporary metaphysics. It carefully considers accounts of causation, freedom and determinism, laws of nature, personal identity, mental states, time, material objects, and properties, while inviting students to reflect on metaphysical problems. The philosophical questions discussed include: What makes it the case that one event causes another event? What are material objects? Given that material objects exist, do such things as properties exist? What makes it the case that a person may exist at two different times? An Introduction to Metaphysics makes these tough questions tractable by presenting the features and flaws of current attempts to answer them. Intended primarily for students taking a first class in metaphysics, this lucid and well-written text would also provide an excellent introduction for anyone interested in knowing more about this important area of philosophy.
Metaphysics. --- Metaphysik. --- Metaphysics --- Determinism (Philosophy). --- Philosophy of nature. --- Philosophy --- God --- Ontology --- Philosophy of mind
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