The philosophy of nature: a guide to the new essentialism

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2003-06-01otherChoice Reviews Online230 citationsclosed

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Abstract

Introduction 1. Essentialist philosophies of nature 2. Empiricist and realist perspectives on the world 3. Properties and relations 4. Powers and dispositions 5. Laws of nature 6. Natural necessity 7. Philosophical implications 8. Wider implications Appendix Bibliography Index

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