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Ellis shows that realistic theories of quantum mechanics, time, causality and human freedom - all problematic areas for the acceptance of scientific realism - can be developed satisfactorily. In particular, he shows how moral theory can be recast to fit within this comprehensive metaphysical framework by developing a radical moral theory that conceives morals to be social ideals and has implications for key ethical concepts such as moral responsibility, moral powers, moral rights, and moral obligations. The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism is a bold and original development of the scientific characterization of reality by one of the world's leading metaphysicians of science. It marks a significant contribution not only to philosophy of science and metaphysics but also to the search for a first philosophy.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780773536968
  • ISBN-10: 0773536965
  • Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
  • Publish Date: January 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 176

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