The Structure of the World by Steven French Hardcover Book (English) - $837 - (Fairfield, OH)
Call Toll-Free: 855-892-1084 The Structure of the World by Steven French Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description 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. Publisher Description In The Structure of the World, Steven French articulates and defends the bold claim that there are no objects. At the most fundamental level, modern physics presents us with a world of structures and making sense of that view is the central aim of the increasingly widespread position known as structural realism. Drawing on contemporary work in metaphysics and philosophy of science, as well as the forgotten history ofstructural realism itself, French attempts to further ground and develop this position. He argues that structural realism offers the best way of balancing our need to accommodate the results of modern science with our desire to arrive at anappropriately informed understanding of the world that science presents to us, and defends a form of eliminativism about objects that sets laws and symmetry principles at the heart of ontology. Author Biography Steven French taught in Brazil and the USA before moving to Leeds in 1993. He is Professor of the Philosophy of Science and the author or editor of six books and over ninety papers. His principal areas of research are the metaphysical foundations of quantum physics, the nature of theories, and structural realism. He is a former President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science and Co-Editor in Chief of the British Journal for the Philosophy ofScience. Details ISBN 0199684847 ISBN-13 9780199684847 Title The Structure of the World Author Steven French Format Hardcover Year 2014 Pages 4…
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