Overview
- Leads the field of metaphysics with comprehensive coverage of the metaphysics of science
- Elaborates on established research and new discoveries in the broader discipline of the metaphysics of science
- Speaks to a multitude of readers, inluding metaphyscians of sciences, analytic metaphysicians and philosophers
Part of the book series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science (NDPS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores the dispositional and categorical debates on the metaphysics of properties. It defends the view that all fundamental properties and relations are contingently categorical, while also examining alternative accounts of the nature of properties. Drawing upon both established research and the author’s own investigation into the broader discipline of the metaphysics of science, this book provides a comprehensive study of the many views and opinions regarding a most debatable topic in contemporary metaphysics. Science in Metaphysics will be of interest to metaphysicians of science, analytic metaphysicians and philosophers of science and physics alike.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Vassilis Livanios is a lecturer at the University of Cyprus, with interests including metaphysics and the philosophy of physical science. His work has appeared in several academic journals including Philosophical Studies, Metaphysica, Acta Analytica and Journal for General Philosophy of Science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Science in Metaphysics
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Metaphysics of Properties and Laws
Authors: Vassilis Livanios
Series Title: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41291-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41290-0Published: 30 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82315-7Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41291-7Published: 19 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-6828
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6836
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 251
Topics: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Technology