Beschrijving
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 sub-atomic particle to the
solubility of sugar. Mumford discusses what it means to say that something has a property of this kind and how dispositions can possibly be real things in the world.
solubility of sugar. Mumford discusses what it means to say that something has a property of this kind and how dispositions can possibly be real things in the world.
Boekdetails
Formaat
Hardcover
Pagina's
264 pagina's
Taal
Engels
Gepubliceerd
nov. 12, 1998
Uitgever
Oxford University Press
Edities
2 edities
ISBN-10
0198236115
ISBN-13
9780198236115