Dispositionalism Perspectives from Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science Synthese Library Volume 417 Studies in Epistemology Logic Methodology and Philosophy of Science by Anne Sophie Meincke 9783030287221 303028722X

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• ISBN 10: 303028722X
• ISBN 13: 9783030287221
• Author: Anne Sophie Meincke 

According to dispositional realism, or dispositionalism, the entities inhabiting our world possess irreducibly dispositional properties – often called ‘powers’ – by means of which they are sources of change. Dispositionalism has become increasingly popular among metaphysicians in the last three decades as it offers a realist account of causation and provides novel avenues for understanding modality, laws of nature, agency, free will and other key concepts in metaphysics. At the same time, it is receiving growing interest among philosophers of science. This reflects the substantial role scientific findings play in arguments for dispositionalism which, as a metaphysics of science, aims to unveil the very foundations of science. The present collection of essays brings together both strands of interest. It elucidates the ontological profile of dispositionalism by exploring its ontological commitments, and it discusses these from the perspective of the philosophy of science. The essays are written by both proponents of dispositionalism and sceptics so as to initiate an open-minded, constructive dialogue.

Table contents:

1. Dispositionalism: Between Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science
2. Ontology of Powers
3. What Does the Doing? On Powers, Things and Powerful Things
4. Active Bearers: The Ontology of Mental Dispositions
5. Powers, Activity and Interaction
6. What Are Manifestations?
7. Powers, Persistence and Process
8. Powers, Probability and Statistics
9. What Powers Are Not
10. A Dispositional Account of Causation, with Some Remarks on the Ontology of Dispositions
11. Powers, Dispositions and Laws of Nature
12. Doing Away with Dispositions: Powers in the Context of Modern Physics
13. Organic Powers

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