The metaphysics of mechanisms: an ontic structural realist perspective

Existing metaphysical accounts of mechanisms commit to the existence of objects or entities posited in scientific theories, and thus fall within the category of maximal metaphysics. In this paper, I demonstrate the incompatibility of object-based metaphysics of mechanisms with the prevailing trend i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Synthese (Dordrecht) 2024-07, Vol.204 (1), p.32, Article 32
1. Verfasser:	Jiang, Yihan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology Education Epistemology Logic Metaphysics Ontology Original Research Philosophy Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Science Physics Theory
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