Metaphysics in ScienceISBN: 978-1-4051-4514-5
Paperback
114 pages
May 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A collection of original papers by philosophers whose work is
at the forefront of debate about the relevance of substantial
metaphysical theories to science.
- Responds in particular to recent publications by Brian Ellis on
scientific essentialism, especially on the topics of laws, natural
kinds and realism.
- Contains a new paper by Brian Ellis, commentary and criticism from philosophers on Ellis’s work, and a reply by Ellis to his critics.