384 Pages
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Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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The world contains objective causal relations and universals, both of which are intimately connected. If these claims are true, they must have far-reaching consequences, breathing new life into the theory of empirical knowledge and reinforcing epistemological realism. Without causes and universals, Professor Fales argues, realism is defeated, and idealism or scepticism wins. Fales begins with a... Read more
Part one Causal realism 1 Natural necessity 2 An ontological analysis of causation 3 Causation and laws of nature 4 Causation and induction 5 Causality and time Part two Universals 6 Nominalism reconnoitered 7 The relation of universals to space and time 8 The nature of universals 9 Generic universals 10 Relations Part three Epistemological realism 111 Skepticism about the existence of the material world 12 Scientific realism
Biography
Evan Fales
`Fales has obviously given a great deal of thought to the topics he covers, and his book deserves to be widely read and discussed.' - mind
