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Scientific essentialism / Brian Ellis.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge studies in philosophyPublication details: New York : Cambridge university press, 2001.Description: xiv, 309 pISBN: - 9780521037747
- 149 ELL
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Summary: Ellis defends the idea that the fundamental laws of nature are grounded in the essential properties of the things they govern. He argues that our world is dynamic, made up of transient objects that are in constant interaction with one another.
Part I. Concepts: 1. Concepts of scientific essentialism; Part II. Ontology: 2. Natural kinds; 3. Powers and dispositions; Part III. Scientific Explanation: 4. Realism and essentialism in science; 5. Essentialism in the social sciences; Part IV. Laws of Nature: 6. Theories of laws of nature; 7. Natural necessity; Part V. The New Essentialism: 8. The essentialist program
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 149 ELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 313222 |
Part I. Concepts: 1. Concepts of scientific essentialism; Part II. Ontology: 2. Natural kinds; 3. Powers and dispositions; Part III. Scientific Explanation: 4. Realism and essentialism in science; 5. Essentialism in the social sciences; Part IV. Laws of Nature: 6. Theories of laws of nature; 7. Natural necessity; Part V. The New Essentialism: 8. The essentialist program
Ellis defends the idea that the fundamental laws of nature are grounded in the essential properties of the things they govern. He argues that our world is dynamic, made up of transient objects that are in constant interaction with one another.