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Scientific Essentialism

By Brian Ellis

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780521800945, 0-521-80094-3
Open Library ID
OL21095834M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2603950 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Edition
1
Pages
162\162
DPI
300
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

Scientific Essentialism defends the view that the fundamental laws of nature depend on the essential properties of the things on which they are said to operate, and are therefore not independent of them. These laws are not imposed upon the world by God, the forces of nature, or anything else, but rather are immanent in the world. Ellis argues that ours is a dynamic world consisting of more or less transient objects that are constantly interacting with each other, and whose identities depend on their roles in these processes. The laws of nature are metaphysically necessary, and consequently, there are necessary connections between events.

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