Barry Loewer (Distinguished Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Gebundenes Buch

Laws of Nature and Chances

What Breathes Fire Into the Equations

Beschreibung

Barry Loewer presents a novel account of the metaphysics of laws of nature, chances, fundamental ontology, and the space-time arena they occupy. He discusses the history of the concept of laws of nature, and shows how his Package Deal Account overcomes the problems of rival views and can accommodate recent developments in physics.

Autor

Barry Loewer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He recieved his PhD from Stanford University in 1975. He taught first at the University of South Carolina before joining Rutgers University in 1989. Loewer is the co-editor of Meaning, Mind, and Matter (OUP, 2015).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 160mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9780198907695
• ISBN-10: 0198907699
• Artikelnr.: 71266695