Holism and structural realism
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Version: Final published version
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Type
Partie de livre
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Holism and structural realism
Titre du livre
Worldviews, science and us. Studies of analytical metaphysics. A selection of topics from a methodological perspective
Editeur
World Scientific
Lieu d'édition
Singapore
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2010
Editeur⸱rice scientifique
Vanderbeeken R, D'Hooghe B
Pages
10-31
Langue
anglais
Résumé
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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