Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
|
Buy Now
A Minimal Metaphysics for Scientific Practice (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,610
Discovery Miles 26 100
|
|
A Minimal Metaphysics for Scientific Practice (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
What are the metaphysical commitments which best 'make sense' of
our scientific practice (rather than our scientific theories)? In
this book, Andreas Huttemann provides a minimal metaphysics for
scientific practice, i.e. a metaphysics that refrains from
postulating any structure that is explanatorily irrelevant.
Huttemann closely analyses paradigmatic aspects of scientific
practice, such as prediction, explanation and manipulation, to
consider the questions whether and (if so) what metaphysical
presuppositions best account for these practices. He looks at the
role which scientific generalisation (laws of nature) play in
predicting, testing, and explaining the behaviour of systems. He
also develops a theory of causation in terms of quasi-inertial
processes and interfering factors, and he proposes an account of
reductive practices that makes minimal metaphysical assumptions.
His book will be valuable for scholars and advanced students
working in both philosophy of science and metaphysics.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.