Opis
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.
Szczegóły książki
Format
Twarda okładka
Strony
264 stron
Język
Angielski
Opublikowany
lis 12, 1998
Wydawca
Oxford University Press
Wydania
Wydania: 2
ISBN-10
0198236115
ISBN-13
9780198236115