Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Michel Ghins

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This book addresses central issues in the philosophy and metaphysics of science, namely the nature of scientific theories, their partial truth, and the necessity of scientific laws within a moderate realist and empiricist perspective.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-05
Mått155 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt359 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSynthese Library
Antal sidor211
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031542299

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Michel Ghins is professor emeritus at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium). After a MSc in physics (Louvain) and a MA in philosophy (Pittsburgh) he did a PhD on the philosophical theories of space-time (Louvain). He taught history of science, philosophy of science and philosophy of nature in several Universities, among which the University of Campinas (Brazil), the Gregorian University (Rome) and the University of Turin. He has published several books and numerous articles in international journals on the foundations of space-time, scientific realism, models and representation, explanation, causality and the metaphysics of laws. He is currently working on a neo-Aristotelian metaphysics of causal powers. He is vice-president of the International Academy of Philosophy of Science.