Dispositions
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 30 January 2003
- ISBN 9780199259823
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 215x138x13 mm
- Weight 323 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 figures 0
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Short description:
Stephen Mumford puts forward a new theory of dispositions, showing how central their role is in metaphysics and philosophy of science. Much of our understanding of the physical and psychological world is expressed in terms of dispositional properties--from the solubility of sugar to the belief that zebras have stripes. Mumford discusses what it means to say that something has a property of this kind, and how dispositions can possibly be real things in the world. His clear, straightforward, realist account reveals them to be less mysterious than they seem, and shows that an understanding of dispositions is essential to an understanding of properties, causation, and scientific laws.
MoreLong description:
Stephen Mumford puts forward a new theory of dispositions, showing how central their role in metaphysics and philosophy of science is. Much of our understanding of the physical and psychological world is expressed in terms of dispositional properties - from the spin of a subatomic particle and the solubility of sugar to a person's belief that zebras have stripes. Mumford discusses what it means to say that something has a property of this kind, and how dispositions can possibly be real things in the world. They have seemed to many to reside on the fringes of actuality, waiting to manifest themselves; Mumford's clear, straightforward, realist account reveals them to be far less enigmatic, and shows that an understanding of dispositions is essential to an understanding of properties, causation, and scientific laws.
Review from previous edition Stephen Mumford's book Dispositions does much more than just expound his contribution to the wider debate on dispositions. Here is all you will need to know about that debate as it stands ... clearly and intelligently explained.
Table of Contents:
Threats and Promises
Dispositions in Mind and Matter
The Conditional Analysis
The Dispositional-Categorical Distinction
Property Dualism
Dispositions as Causes
Property Monism
Eliminativism and Reductionism
A Functionalist Theory of Dispositions
Laws of Nature Outlawed
Bibliography
Index
