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Author:   William M.R. Simpson (University of St Andrews) ,  Robert C. Koons (University of Texas at Austin, USA) ,  Nicholas J. Teh (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.471kg
ISBN:  

9780367885151

ISBN 10:   0367885158
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   10 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword John Haldane Introduction: Reflections on Contemporary Science and the New Aristotelianism Robert C. Koons, William M. R. Simpson and Nicholas J. Teh Part 1 : The Philosophy of Physics 1. Dodging the Fundamentalist Threat Xavi Lanao and Nicholas J. Teh 2. Actuality, Potentiality, and Relativity's Block Universe Edward Feser 3. The Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: A Hylomorphic Critique and Alternative Robert C. Koons 4. A Traveling Forms Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Alexander Pruss 5. Half-baked Humeanism William M. R. Simpson 6. Disentangling Nature’s Joints Tuomas Tahko Part 2: The Philosophy of the Life Sciences 7. Structural Powers and the Homeodynamic Unity of the Organism Christopher Austin & Anna Marmodoro 8. A Biologically Informed Hylomorphism Christopher Austin 9. The Great Unifier: Form and the Unity of the Organism David Oderberg 10. Action, Animacy, and Substance Causation Janice Chik 11. Psychology Without a Mental-Physical Dichotomy William Jaworski 12. Hylomorphism and the New Mechanist Philosophy in Biology, Neuroscience, and Psychology Daniel De Haan

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"""The level of scholarship throughout is of the highest caliber . . . Those committed to an Aristotelian view of the world need not set themselves at odds with modern science. On the contrary, a compelling case can be made—as the contributors to this anthology convincingly show—that an Aristotelian perspective on modern science is needed now more than ever. Summing Up: Highly recommended."" – CHOICE"

The level of scholarship throughout is of the highest caliber . . . Those committed to an Aristotelian view of the world need not set themselves at odds with modern science. On the contrary, a compelling case can be made-as the contributors to this anthology convincingly show-that an Aristotelian perspective on modern science is needed now more than ever. Summing Up: Highly recommended. - CHOICE

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William M.R. Simpson is Research Associate at the University of St Andrews, UK and a postgraduate student of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, UK. He was formerly a Research Fellow in Theoretical Physics at The Weizmann Institute, Israel. Robert C. Koons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Nicholas J. Teh is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, USA. He was formerly a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK.

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