Laws of Nature and Chances
what breathes fire into the equations
$183.34
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2024
Summary
Unveiling the Universe: A Package Deal Account of Laws, Chances, and Fundamental Ontology
Barry Loewer introduces a groundbreaking perspective on the metaphysics of laws of nature, probabilities, the foundational structure of reality, and the spacetime framework they inhabit, which he terms the Package Deal Account. This framework seeks to address Stephen Hawking’s profound question: “What breathes fire into the equations and creates a universe for them to describe?”
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198907695 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198907699 |
| Author: | Barry Loewer |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 223mm x 140mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
The book assumes a familiarity with some of these issues in the philosophy of science, and so it will be of most use and interest to philosophers of science, both graduate students and faculty members. It is an important and engaging contribution to that area and should be in the collection of university libraries. * M. A. Michael, CHOICE *Laws of Nature and Chances is a succinct but highly impactful book; few philosophers can accomplish so much in so few pages. Loewer offers an exemplary tour of outstanding problems facing our understanding of lawhood, as well as a number ofcompelling ideas about how the philosophy of lawhood might move forward. The book is a very valuable contribution to the modern philosophy of lawhood and will no doubt motivate many further developments in the field. * Emily Adlam, Metascience *
About The Author
Barry Loewer
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).
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