Michael Esfeld, Christian Sachse

Conservative Reductionism (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

All properties that exist in the world are functional properties in the sense of causal properties. The authors base a conservative ontological reductionism on this claim and then develop functional reduction into a fully-fledged theory reduction through functional sub-types that are coextensive with physical types, providing case studies from biology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136728501
• Artikelnr.: 38272775

Autorenporträt

Michael Esfeld is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His research interests include the metaphysics of science, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of physics.

Christian Sachse is Senior Lecturer in history and philosophy of science at the University of Lausanne. His research interests include the metaphysics of science, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of biology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1.The Dilemma of Functionalism 2. The Metaphysics of Causal
Structures 3. The Theory of Evolution and Causal Structures in Biology 4.
Case Study: Classical and Molecular Genetics 5. Conservative Functional
Reduction Conclusion