Descrição
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.
Detalhes do Livro
Formato
Capa dura
Páginas
264 páginas
Idioma
Inglês
Publicado
nov 12, 1998
Editora
Oxford University Press
Edições
2 edições
ISBN-10
0198236115
ISBN-13
9780198236115