Mechanistic Explanations in Physics and Beyond
This volume offers a broad, philosophical discussion on mechanical explanations. Coverage ranges from historical approaches and general questions to physics and higher-level sciences . The contributors also consider the topics of complexity, emergence, and reduction. Mechanistic explanations detail...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Έκδοση: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Σειρά: | European Studies in Philosophy of Science,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Part I: INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
- Part II: HISTORICAL APPROACHES
- Chpater 1: Stathis Psillos: Mechanisms, Then and Now
- Chapter 2: Brigitte Falkenburg: Mechanistic Explanations: History, Scope, and Limitations
- Chapter 3: Gregor Schiemann: Old and New Mechanistic Explanations
- Part III: GENERAL QUESTIONS
- Chapter 4: Michel Ghins: Mechanistic Explanation: An Extension and a Defence
- Chapter 5: Marco Buzzoni: Multilevel Reality and Mechanistic Explanations
- Chapter 6: Jan Faye: Causal Mechanism, Complexity, and the Environment
- Chapter 7: Paul Weingartner: Is Every Causal Explanation a Mechanistic Explanation?
- Chapter 8: Hans Lenk: About the New Mechanistical Turn of Causal Epistemology
- Part IV: MECHANISMS IN PHYSICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Chapter 9: Dennis Dieks: Explanation and Mechanisms in Physics
- Chapter 10: Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu: Explanation, the Progress of Physical Theories, and Computer Simulations
- Chapter 11: Itala M. Loffredo D'Ottaviano: Autonomous Action in Complex Mechanical Systems: A Real Dilemma?
- Chapter 12: Vinzenco Fano: Computation and Reality.
