The Metaphysics Within Physics

The Metaphysics Within Physics
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780199218219
ISBN-13 : 0199218218
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Book Synopsis The Metaphysics Within Physics by : Tim Maudlin

Download or read book The Metaphysics Within Physics written by Tim Maudlin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does physics tell us about metaphysics? Tim Maudlin's philosophical examination of the fundamental structure of the world as presented by physics challenges the most widely accepted philosophical accounts of laws of nature, universals, the direction of time and causation.


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