The Philosophy of Nature

In this general summation of the theory Brian Ellis, at the forefront of developing the new essentialism, introduces students and generalists to an emerging metaphysical perspective that provides a comprehensive new philosophy of nature.

Brian Ellis is professorial fellow in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne and emeritus professor of philosophy at La Trobe University

Introduction

1

(8)

Essentialist Philosophies of Nature

9

(12)

Empiricist and Realist Perspectives on the World

21

(18)

Properties and Relations

39

(20)

Powers and Dispositions

59

(22)

Laws of Nature

81

(22)

Natural Necessity

103

(20)

Philosophical Implications

123

(22)

Wider Implications

145

(22)

Appendix

167

(10)

Two Problems for Essentialism

167

(4)

D. M. Armstrong

Response to Armstrong

171

(6)

Bibliography

177

(4)

Index

181

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