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Kant and Whewell on Bridging Principles between Metaphysics and Science
natural Philosophy, Kant, Whewell, History of Philosophy of Science
2011/9/7
In this essay, I call attention to Kant’s and Whewell’s attempt to provide bridging principles between a priori principles and scientific laws. Part of Kant’s aim in the Opus postumum (ca. 1796-1803) ...
Nietzsche on Religion, Metaphysics and the Contemporary World
Metaphysics the Contemporary World
2008/8/18
To address the various themes of this conference my paper, Nietzsche on Religion, Metaphysics and the Contemporary World will analyze the following quotes by Nietzsche:
[1] [“The Chinese … seem...
Quantum entanglement and a metaphysics of relations
entanglement holism intrinsic properties metaphysics
2008/4/22
This paper argues for a metaphysics of relations based on a characterization of quantum entanglement in terms of non-separability, thereby regarding entanglement as a sort of holism. By contrast to a ...
Review of Time and the Metaphysics of Relativity
the Metaphysics of Relativity Review of Time
2008/4/22
In his recent book Time and the Metaphysics of Relativity, William Lane Craig uses the concept of time to try to reconstruct strong conceptual links between theology, metaphysics and physics, three ve...
In this paper I argue that physics makes metaphysical presuppositions concerning the physical comprehensibility, the dynamic unity, of the universe. I argue that rigour requires that these metaphysica...
String Theory - From Physics to Metaphysics
quantum gravity string theory string landscape
2008/4/21
Currently, string theory represents the only advanced approach to a unification of all interactions, including gravity. In spite of the more than thirty years of its existence, the sequence of metamor...
The impact of science on metaphysics and its limits
presentism eternalism mental causation metaphysics
2008/4/21
The paper argues for three theses: (1) Metaphysics depends on science as a source of knowledge. Our current scientific theories commit us to certain metaphysical claims. (2) As far as science is conce...
The rehabilitation of a metaphysics of nature
underdetermination incommensurability metaphysics of science
2008/4/21
The paper first sketches out a reply to the underdetermination challenge and the incommensurability challenge that rebuts the sceptical conclusions of these challenges and that is sufficient to lay th...
Modal Metaphysics and the Everett Interpretation
the Everett Interpretation Modal Metaphysics
2008/4/15
Recent work on probability in the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics yields a decision-theoretic derivation of David Lewis’ Principal Principle, and hence a general metaphysical theory of pro...
Metaphysics of science between metaphysics and science
metaphysics of science supervenience block universe
2008/4/15
The paper argues that metaphysics depends upon science when it comes to claims about the constitution of the real world. That thesis is illustrated by considering the examples of global supervenience,...
Some Aspects of the Metaphysics of Chemistry and the Nature of the Elements
Metaphysics element periodic table reference theory Kripke & Putnam
2008/4/3
There is now a considerable body of published work on the epistemology of modern chemistry, especially with regard to the nature of quantum chemistry. In addition, the question of the metaphysical und...
Newton's Metaphysics of Space: A “Tertium Quid” betwixt Substantivalism and Relationism, or merely A “God of the (Rational Mechanical) Gaps”?
Newton space force substantivalism relationism Cambridge neo-Platonism
2008/3/31
This paper investigates the question of, and the degree to which, Newton’s theory of space constitutes a third-way between the traditional substantivalist and relationist ontologies, i.e., that Newton...
The God of Matter, The God of Geometry:The Connection Between Descartes' Math and Metaphysics
Descartes Geometry
2008/3/31
Building on the work of Henk Bos and John Schuster, I will examine how the story of Descartes-the-philosopher and Descartes-the-mathematician proceeds in the years immediately following 1628. Specific...
The God of Matter, The God of Geometry: The Connection Between Descartes' Math and Metaphysics
Descartes, Geometry
2011/9/7
Building on the work of Henk Bos and John Schuster, I will examine how the story of Descartes-the-philosopher and Descartes-the-mathematician proceeds in the years immediately following 1628. Specific...