Properties, Powers and Structures: Issues in the Metaphysics of Realism

by Alexander Bird (Editor), Brian Ellis (Editor), Howard Sankey (Editor)

While the phrase "metaphysics of science" has been used from time to time, it has only recently begun to denote a specific research area where metaphysics meets philosophy of science―and the sciences themselves. The essays in this volume demonstrate that metaphysics of science is an innovative field of research in its own right. The principle areas covered

280 pages, Hardcover

First published December 21, 2011