书目名称 | Dispositionalism | 副标题 | Perspectives from Me | 编辑 | Anne Sophie Meincke | 视频video | | 概述 | Elucidates the ontological profile of dispositionalism.Brings together perspectives from metaphysics and the philosophy of science.Collects essays written by both proponents of dispositionalism and sc | 丛书名称 | Synthese Library | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .According to dispositional realism, or dispositionalism, the entities inhabiting our world possess irreducibly dispositional properties – often called ‘powers’ – by means of which they are sources of change. Dispositionalism has become increasingly popular among metaphysicians in the last three decades as it offers a realist account of causation and provides novel avenues for understanding modality, laws of nature, agency, free will and other key concepts in metaphysics. At the same time, it is receiving growing interest among philosophers of science. This reflects the substantial role scientific findings play in arguments for dispositionalism which, as a metaphysics of science, aims to unveil the very foundations of science.. .The present collection of essays brings together both strands of interest. It elucidates the ontological profile of dispositionalism by exploring its ontological commitments, and it discusses these from the perspective of the philosophy of science. The essays are written by both proponents of dispositionalism and sceptics so as to initiate an open-minded, constructive dialogue.. | 出版日期 | Book 2020 | 关键词 | Carnap and the Anglo-Austrian Conspiracy against Dispositions; Causation, Powers and Probability; Disp | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28722-1 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-28724-5 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-28722-1Series ISSN 0166-6991 Series E-ISSN 2542-8292 | issn_series | 0166-6991 | copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 |
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