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Causation in Science and the Methods of Scientific Discovery
Av Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum
E-bok, 2018
1210 kr
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Causation is the main foundation upon which the possibility of science rests. Without causation, there would be no scientific understanding, explanation, prediction, nor application in new technologies. How we discover causal connections is no easy matter, however. Causation often lies hidden from …
Causation
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rani Lill Anjum, Stephen Mumford
E-bok, 2013
120 kr
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Causation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our thoughts would be connected with our actions and none of our actions with any consequences. Nor would we have a system of …
Causation
A Very Short Introduction
Av Rani Lill Anjum, Stephen Mumford
E-bok, 2013
123 kr
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Causation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our thoughts would be connected with our actions and none of our actions with any consequences. Nor would we have a system of …
Metaphysics
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2012
92 kr
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Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is also an area that continues to attract and hold a fascination for many people yet it is associated with being complex and abstract. For some it is associated with the mystical or …
Metaphysics
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2012
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92 kr
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Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is also an area that continues to attract and hold a fascination for many people yet it is associated with being complex and abstract. For some it is associated with the mystical or …
Metaphysics and Science
Av Matthew Tugby, Stephen Mumford
E-bok, 2013
1082 kr
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Metaphysics and Science brings together important new work within an emerging philosophical discipline: the metaphysics of science. In the opening chapter, a definition of the metaphysics of science is offered, one which explains why the topics of laws, causation, natural kinds, and emergence are …
Absence and Nothing
The Philosophy of What There is Not
E-bok, 2021
1022 kr
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Nothing is not. Yet it seems that we invoke absences and nothings often in our philosophical explanations. Negative metaphysics is on the rise. It has been claimed that absences can be causes, there are negative properties, absences can be perceived, there are negative facts, and that we can refer …
Absence and Nothing
The Philosophy of What There is Not
E-bok, 2021
1022 kr
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Nothing is not. Yet it seems that we invoke absences and nothings often in our philosophical explanations. Negative metaphysics is on the rise. It has been claimed that absences can be causes, there are negative properties, absences can be perceived, there are negative facts, and that we can refer …
Getting Causes from Powers
Av Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum
Häftad, 2014
606 kr
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Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we truly understand it? Do we know what it means to say that one thing is a cause of another and do we understand what in the world drives causation? Getting Causes from Powers develops a new and …
Causation in Science and the Methods of Scientific Discovery
Av Rani Lill Anjum, Stephen Mumford
Inbunden, 2018
1362 kr
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Causation is the main foundation upon which the possibility of science rests. Without causation, there would be no scientific understanding, explanation, prediction, nor application in new technologies. How we discover causal connections is no easy matter, however. Causation often lies hidden from …
Absence and Nothing
The Philosophy of What There is Not
Inbunden, 2021
1205 kr
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Nothing is not. Yet it seems that we invoke absences and nothings often in our philosophical explanations. Negative metaphysics is on the rise. It has been claimed that absences can be causes, there are negative properties, absences can be perceived, there are negative facts, and that we can refer …
Powers
A Study in Metaphysics
Av George Molnar, Stephen Mumford
Häftad, 2006
1023 kr
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George Molnar came to see that the solution to a number of the problems of contemporary philosophy lay in the development of an alternative to Hume's metaphysics. This alternative would have real causal powers at its centre. Molnar set about developing a thorough account of powers that might …
Powers
A Study in Metaphysics
Av George Molnar, Stephen Mumford
Inbunden, 2003
2215 kr
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George Molnar came to see that the solution to a number of the problems of contemporary philosophy lay in the development of an alternative to Hume's metaphysics. This alternative would have real causal powers at its centre. Molnar set about developing a thorough account of powers that might …
Dispositions
Häftad, 2003
1096 kr
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Stephen Mumford puts forward a new theory of dispositions, showing how central their role in metaphysics and philosophy of science is. Much of our understanding of the physical and psychological world is expressed in terms of dispositional properties - from the spin of a subatomic particle and the …
Metaphysics
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2012
113 kr
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Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is also an area that continues to attract and hold a fascination for many people yet it is associated with being complex and abstract. For some it is associated with the mystical or …
Metaphysics and Science
Av Stephen Mumford, Matthew Tugby
Inbunden, 2013
1333 kr
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Metaphysics and Science brings together important new work within an emerging philosophical discipline: the metaphysics of science. In the opening chapter, a definition of the metaphysics of science is offered, one which explains why the topics of laws, causation, natural kinds, and emergence are …
Causation
A Very Short Introduction
Av Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum
Häftad, 2013
111 kr
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Causation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our thoughts would be connected with our actions and none of our actions with any consequences. Nor would we have a system of …
Getting Causes from Powers
Av Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum
Inbunden, 2011
1811 kr
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Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we truly understand it? Do we know what it means to say that one thing is a cause of another and do we understand what in the world drives causation? Getting Causes from Powers develops a new and …
What Tends to Be
The Philosophy of Dispositional Modality
Av Rani Lill Anjum, Stephen Mumford
Häftad, 2020
704 kr
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People tend to enjoy listening to music or watching television, sleeping at night and celebrating birthdays. Plants tend to grow and thrive in sunlight and mild temperatures. We also know that tendencies are not perfectly regular and that there are patterns in the natural world, which are reliable …
Russell on Metaphysics
Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell
Av Bertrand Russell, Stephen Mumford
Häftad, 2003
631 kr
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Is the world of appearances the real world?Are there facts that exist independently of our minds?Are there vague objects?Russell on Metaphysics brings together for the first time a comprehensive selection of Russell's writing on metaphysics in one volume. Russell's major and lasting contribution to …
Laws in Nature
Inbunden, 2004
2504 kr
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Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and …
Watching Sport
Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotion
Inbunden, 2011
2744 kr
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Do we watch sport for pure dumb entertainment? While some people might do so, Stephen Mumford argues that it can be watched in other ways. Sport can be both a subject of high aesthetic values and a valid source for our moral education. The philosophy of sport has tended to focus on participation, …
Laws in Nature
Häftad, 2006
910 kr
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Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and …
Watching Sport
Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotion
Häftad, 2013
907 kr
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Do we watch sport for pure dumb entertainment? While some people might do so, Stephen Mumford argues that it can be watched in other ways. Sport can be both a subject of high aesthetic values and a valid source for our moral education. The philosophy of sport has tended to focus on participation, …
A Philosopher Looks at Sport
Häftad, 2021
202 kr
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Why is sport so important among participants and spectators when its goals seem so pointless? Stephen Mumford's book introduces the reader to a host of philosophical topics found in sport, and argues that sports activities reflect diverse human experiences - including important values that we …
Laws in Nature
E-bok, 2004
1074 kr
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Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and …
Laws in Nature
E-bok, 2004
1051 kr
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Mumford outlines a major new theory of natural laws. His book begins with the question of whether there are any genuinely law-like phenomena in nature. The discussion addresses questions currently being debated by metaphysicians such as whether the laws of nature are necessary or contingent and …
Watching Sport
Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotion
E-bok, 2013
1074 kr
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Do we watch sport for pure dumb entertainment? While some people might do so, Stephen Mumford argues that it can be watched in other ways. Sport can be both a subject of high aesthetic values and a valid source for our moral education. The philosophy of sport has tended to focus on participation, …
Watching Sport
Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotion
E-bok, 2013
1074 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Do we watch sport for pure dumb entertainment? While some people might do so, Stephen Mumford argues that it can be watched in other ways. Sport can be both a subject of high aesthetic values and a valid source for our moral education. The philosophy of sport has tended to focus on participation, …
Russell on Metaphysics
Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell
Av Bertrand Russell, Stephen Mumford
E-bok, 2003
721 kr
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Is the world of appearances the real world? Are there facts that exist independently of our minds? Are there vague objects? Russell on Metaphysics brings together for the first time a comprehensive selection of Russell''s writing on metaphysics in one volume. Russell''s major and lasting …
