Holism and structural realism

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Holism and structural realism
Title of the book
Worldviews, science and us. Studies of analytical metaphysics. A selection of topics from a methodological perspective
Author(s)
Esfeld M, Lam V
Publisher
World Scientific
Address of publication
Singapore
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Published
Issued date
2010
Editor
Vanderbeeken R, D'Hooghe B
Pages
10-31
Language
english
Abstract
We first introduce structural realism as a position in the metaphysics of science, pointing out the way in which this position replaces intrinsic properties with relations so that it amounts to a holistic in contrast to an atomistic metaphysics. We argue in favour of a moderate version of structural realism that puts objects and relations on the same ontological footing and assess the general philosophical arguments for this position. The second section shows how structural realism gains support from quantum physics. The third section explains how structural realism can be applied to the metaphysics of space-time.
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