Physical Basis of Predication

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'Real constituents of the world'; 2. What can logic and language tell us about reality?; 3. The 'existence' of universals and the notion of possibility; 4. The causal significance of basic attributes; 5. Hierarchies of universals; 6. Causal relations; 7. Arbitrary particulars and unified particulars; 8. Further considerations concerning the causal relation; 9. Arbitrary particulars and physical objects; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This book is about the basic metaphysical concepts which apply to the world dealt with by natural science and how they have a basis in simple scientific properties and causal relations.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Newman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.1992
• EAN: 9780521411318
• ISBN: 978-0-521-41131-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works