TY - BOOK ID - 77929076 TI - The Ultimate Constituents of the Material World PY - 2013 SN - 3110326124 9783110326123 3868380728 9783868380729 3110325276 9783110325270 9783868380729 9783110325270 PB - Berlin Boston DB - UniCat KW - Ontology. KW - Physics. KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Being KW - Philosophy KW - Metaphysics KW - Necessity (Philosophy) KW - Substance (Philosophy) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77929076 AB - Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann's investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, a ER -