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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2019-01-30
- Book Title
- Aristotle's Revenge: The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and
- ISBN
- 9783868382006
- Subject Area
- Philosophy, Science
- Publication Name
- Aristotle's Revenge : the Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science
- Publisher
- Ontos Verlag
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Subject
- History & Surveys / Medieval, Metaphysics, Physics / General
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 23.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 515 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ontos Verlag
ISBN-10
3868382003
ISBN-13
9783868382006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309952507
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
515 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Aristotle's Revenge : the Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science
Publication Year
2019
Subject
History & Surveys / Medieval, Metaphysics, Physics / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2019-391593
Reviews
"With characteristic clarity and panache, Feser argues that the principles of Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy, especially metaphysics and the philosophy of nature, are not challenged by developments in modern and contemporary science. Indeed, Feser thinks that a proper understanding of the natural sciences discloses the enduring value of these very principles. The book offers an excellent analysis of many of the key philosophical questions that lie at the heart of discourse about the implications of the physical and biological sciences. It is a very important resource for philosophers and scientists." Dr. William E. Carroll, Aquinas Institute, Blackfriars, University of Oxford "Scientists seek explanations for why nature is the way that it is. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Ed Feser provides explanations both for why contemporary science is the way that it is and for why modern scientists think in the way that we do. It would be a pity if scientists did not read this book. It would help them realize that their often unacknowledged philosophical assumptions and idiosyncrasies actually reveal that they are closet Aristotelians at heart." Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.D., Professor of Biology and of Theology at Providence College, and Director, ThomisticEvolution.org - -, [W]ritten in an accessible style and language , which makes it readable also for undergraduate students, and even a popular audience could find much of the discussion valuable [...] it will certainly be exciting for scholars of Aristotle or Aquinas to see how these theories are used to elucidate the exciting discoveries of modern physics, biology and neuroscience., Feser's impressive grasp of this anti-reductionist literature makes him a formidable polemicist, able to sift the avalanche of philosophy of science literature and find the concepts he is looking for., "With characteristic clarity and panache, Feser argues that the principles of Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy, especially metaphysics and the philosophy of nature, are not challenged by developments in modern and contemporary science. Indeed, Feser thinks that a proper understanding of the natural sciences discloses the enduring value of these very principles. The book offers an excellent analysis of many of the key philosophical questions that lie at the heart of discourse about the implications of the physical and biological sciences. It is a very important resource for philosophers and scientists." Dr. William E. Carroll, Aquinas Institute, Blackfriars, University of Oxford "Scientists seek explanations for why nature is the way that it is. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Ed Feser provides explanations both for why contemporary science is the way that it is and for why modern scientists think in the way that we do. It would be a pity if scientists did not read this book. It would help them realize that their often unacknowledged philosophical assumptions and idiosyncrasies actually reveal that they are closet Aristotelians at heart." Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.D., Professor of Biology and of Theology at Providence College, and Director, ThomisticEvolution.org
Table Of Content
Preface. 1. Two philosophies of nature. 2. The scientist and scientific method. 3. Science and reality. 4. Space, time, and motion. 5. The philosophy of matter. 6. Animate nature.
Synopsis
Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by modern science. Among the many topics covered are: The metaphysical presuppositions of scientific method. The status of scientific realism The metaphysics of space and time. The metaphysics of quantum mechanics. Reductionism in chemistry and biology. The metaphysics of evolution. Neuroscientific reductionism. The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics and philosophy of science, so as to bring contemporary philosophy and science into dialogue with the Aristotelian tradition., Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by modern science.Among the many topics covered are: - The metaphysical presuppositions of scientific method.- The status of scientific realism- The metaphysics of space and time.- The metaphysics of quantum mechanics.- Reductionism in chemistry and biology.- The metaphysics of evolution.- Neuroscientific reductionism.The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics and philosophy of science, so as to bring contemporary philosophy and science into dialogue with the Aristotelian tradition., Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by modern science.
LC Classification Number
Q151.F47 2019
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