{"product_id":"the-metaphysics-within-physics-paperback-paperback","title":"The Metaphysics Within Physics (Paperback) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Maudlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat fundamental account of the world is implicit in physical theory? Physics straightforwardly postulates quarks and electrons, but what of the more intangible elements, such as laws of nature, universals, causation and the direction of time? Do they have a place in the physical structure of the world? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Maudlin argues that the ontology derived from physics takes a form quite different from those most commonly defended by philosophers. Physics postulates irreducible fundamental laws, eschews universals, does not require a fundamental notion of causation, and makes room for the passage of time. In a series of linked essays \u003cem\u003eThe Metaphysics Within Physics \u003c\/em\u003eoutlines an approach to metaphysics opposed to the Humean reductionism that motivates much analytical metaphysics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Maudlin \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724599431231,"sku":"9780199575374","price":104.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3e8920f3544221bdfaf7422aebee102c.webp?v=1765103229","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-metaphysics-within-physics-paperback-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}