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Scientific essentialism / (Record no. 157762)
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| fixed length control field | 01189nam a2200217Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250130b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780521037747 |
| Qualifying information | pbk. |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 149 |
| Item number | ELL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Ellis, Brian |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Scientific essentialism / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Brian Ellis. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge university press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 309 p. |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Cambridge studies in philosophy |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Essence - Philosophy. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science - Philosophy. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Koha item type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Bill Number | Accession Number | Full call number | Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection |
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| Reference | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 09/06/2023 | 4530.00 | SINV00115/KML/CAMBRIDGE ONLINE | 313222 | 149 ELL | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS |