The Structure of the World: Metaphysics and Representation

by Steven French

Book Overview

In The Structure of the World, Steven French articulates and defends the bold claim that there are no objects. At the most fundamental level, modern physics presents us with a world of structures and making sense of that view is the central aim of the increasingly widespread position known as structural realism. Drawing on contemporary work in metaphysics and philosophy of science, as well as the 'forgotten' history of structural realism itself, French...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199684847
• ISBN13: 9780199684847
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.7"