The structure of the world: metaphysics and representation

Steven French articulates and defends the bold claim that there are no objects in the world. He draws on metaphysics and philosophy of science to argue for structural realism - the position that we live in a world of structures - and defends a form of eliminativism about objects that sets laws and s...

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Main Author: French, Steven (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY Oxford University Press 2014
Edition:First edition
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Summary:Steven French articulates and defends the bold claim that there are no objects in the world. He draws on metaphysics and philosophy of science to argue for structural realism - the position that we live in a world of structures - and defends a form of eliminativism about objects that sets laws and symmetry principles at the heart of ontology.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite [353]-383
Physical Description:xviii, 394 Seiten
ISBN:9780199684847
0199684847

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