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Metaphysics and science have a long but troubled relationship. In the twentieth century the Logical Positivists argued metaphysics was irrelevant and that philosophy should be guided by science. However, metaphysics and science attempt to answer many of the same, fundamental questions: What are laws of nature? What is causation? What are natural kinds? In this book, Markus Schrenk examines and explains the central questions and problems in the metaphysics of science. He reviews the development of the field from the early modern period through to the latest research, systematically assessing key topics including: dispositions - counterfactual conditionals - laws of nature - causation - properties - natural kinds - essence - necessity. With the addition of chapter summaries and annotated further reading, Metaphysics of Science is a much-needed, clear and informative survey of this exciting area of philosophical research. It is essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy of science and metaphysics.

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The articles in this volume all concern, in one way or another, Hume’s epistemology and metaphysics. There are discussions of our knowledge of causal powers, the extent to which conceivability is a guide to modality, and testimony; there are also discussions of our ideas of space and time, the role in Hume’s thought of the psychological mechanism of ‘completing the union’, the role of impressions, and Hume’s argument against the claim that our perceptions are ‘locally conjoined’ with any entity (namely, a soul). ------------ The authors: Brian Ball, Helen Beebee, Angela M. Coventry, Aisling Crean, Daniel Dohrn, Kristina Engelhard, Axel Gelfert, Angela Matthies, Harold W. Noonan, Sara L. Uckelman Spencer Johnston, Hartmut von Sass, Anik Waldow, Ruth Weintraub ----------------------------- Single copy: EUR 44,- [D] sFr 72,- Subscription: EUR 38,- [D] sFr 62,80

Knowledge, Theory of. --- Metaphysics. --- Hume, David,

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This open access book presents novel theoretical, empirical and experimental work exploring the nature of mental representations that support natural language production and understanding, and other manifestations of cognition. One fundamental question raised in the text is whether requisite knowledge structures can be adequately modeled by means of a uniform representational format, and if so, what exactly is its nature. Frames are a key topic covered which have had a strong impact on the exploration of knowledge representations in artificial intelligence, psychology and linguistics; cascades are a novel development in frame theory. Other key subject areas explored are: concepts and categorization, the experimental investigation of mental representation, as well as cognitive analysis in semantics. This book is of interest to students, researchers, and professionals working on cognition in the fields of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology.

linguistics --- Philosophy of mind --- Experimental psychology --- Cognitive Linguistics --- Philosophy of Mind --- Experimental Psychology --- Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Lingusitics --- Representation of Concepts --- Lexical Semantics --- Frame Semantics --- Frame Representations --- Conceptual Spaces --- Categorization and Linguistics --- Open Access --- Linguistics --- Cognitive studies

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Lexicology. Semantics --- Psycholinguistics --- Philosophy of language