Structural realism

Repository | Series | Book

Springer, Dordrecht

2012

209 Pages

ISBN 978-94-007-2578-2

The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
vol. 77

Structural realism

structure, object, and causality

Edited by

Elaine Landry , Dean P. Rickles

Structural realism has rapidly gained in popularity in recent years, but it has splintered into many distinct denominations, often underpinned by diverse motivations. There is, no monolithic position known as ‘structural realism,’ but there is a general convergence on the idea that a central role is to be played by relational aspects over object-based aspects of ontology. What becomes of causality in a world without fundamental objects? In this book, the foremost authorities on structural realism attempt to answer thisand related questions: ‘what is structure?’ and ‘what is an object?’ Also featured are the most recent advances in structural realism, including the intersection of mathematical structuralism and structural realism, and the latest treatments of laws and modality in the context of structural realism. The book will be of interest to philosophers of science, philosophers of physics, metaphysicians, and those interested in foundational aspects of science.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2579-9

Full citation:

Landry, E. , Rickles, D. P. (eds) (2012). Structural realism: structure, object, and causality, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

The presentation of objects and the representation of structure

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