Author : Henrik Lagerlund
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198869525
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Reconsidering Causal Powers by : Henrik Lagerlund
Download or read book Reconsidering Causal Powers written by Henrik Lagerlund and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Causal powers are returning to the forefront of realist philosophy of science to fill explanatory gaps seen to be left by reductivist and eliminativist accounts of previous generations. This volume revisits the fortunes of causal powers as scientific explanatory principles across history to foster deeper discussions about their metaphysical natures