Metaphysics in Contemporary Physics (Pozna Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Huma): 104 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004309632 ISBN 13: 9789004309630

Publisher: Brill, 2015

Synopsis

This book is a collection of essays whose topics center around relations between analytic metaphysics and modern physical theories. The contributions to the volume cover a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from metaphysical implications of selected physical theories (quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, general relativity, string theory etc.), to specific problems in scientifically-oriented analytic metaphysics, such as the problem of emergence and reduction, the part-whole relation, and the question of objecthood, properties and individuality on the fundamental level of reality. The authors of the contributions are philosophers of science, physicists and metaphysicians of international renown, and their work represents the cutting edge in modern metaphysics of physical sciences.

Contributors are: Tomasz Bigaj, Jessica Bloom, Nazim Bouatta, Jeremy Butterfield, Adam Caulton, Dennis Dieks, Mauro Dorato, Michael Esfeld, Steven French, Andreas Hüttemann, Marek Kuś, Douglas Kutach, Vincent Lam, Olimpia Lombardi, Kerry McKenzie, Thomas Møller-Nielsen, Matteo Morganti, Ioan Muntean, Dean Rickles, Antonio Vassallo, Jessica Wilson, Christian Wüthrich

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About the Author

Tomasz Bigaj, Ph.D. (1996), University of Warsaw, is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw. He has published articles and books on philosophy of physics and analytic metaphysics, including Non-locality and Possible Worlds. A Counterfactual Perspective on Quantum Entanglement (Ontos Verlag, 2006).

Christian Wüthrich, Ph.D. (2006), University of Pittsburgh, is Associate Professor at the University of Geneva. He had published articles on physics, philosophy of physics, and metaphysics in numerous venues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004309632
• ISBN 13: 9789004309630
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 486
• Editor: Bigaj Tomasz, Wüthrich Christian