The Metaphysics of Quantities
Author:   J. E. Wolff (Senior Lecturer in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Sciences, University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198837084


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   28 May 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   J. E. Wolff (Senior Lecturer in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Sciences, University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.514kg
ISBN:  

9780198837084


ISBN 10:   0198837089
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   28 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Quantities as Determinables 3: Quantities as Numerical Attributes 4: Quantitative Attributes or Measurable Concepts 5: The Representational Theory of Measurement 6: Representationalism as a Basis for Metaphysics 7: Ontologies for Quantities 8: Questions of Priority: Relations or Relata? 9: Fundamental Structure for Quantities 10: A Structuralist View of Quantities

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this excellent contribution ... is a mustmust-read for anyone who is interested in scientific measurement or scientific representation in general and will no doubt be the reference point for the discussions on this topic for years to come. * Derek Lam, Metascience *


Wolff is more persuasive when critiquing comparativism's pull towards fundamentalism about quantities' ordering relations. * Toby Friend, Philosophical Quarterly * this excellent contribution ... is a mustmust-read for anyone who is interested in scientific measurement or scientific representation in general and will no doubt be the reference point for the discussions on this topic for years to come. * Derek Lam, Metascience *


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Jo E. Wolff is Senior Lecturer in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Wolff earned a PhD in philosophy from Stanford University and held appointments at the University of Hong Kong and King's College London before joining the department at Edinburgh in 2019.

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