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Powers and capacities in philosophy : the new Aristotelianism / edited by Ruth Groff and John Greco.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle.
- Power (Philosophy).
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Powers and Capacities in Philosophy is designed to stake out an emerging, discipline-spanning neo-Aristotelian framework grounded in realism about causal powers.? The volume brings together for the first time original essays by leading philosophers working on powers in relation to metaphysics, philosophy of natural and social science, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics and social and political philosophy.? In each area, the concern is to show how a commitment to real causal powers affects discussion at the level in question. In metaphysics, for example, real
- Contents:
- pt. I. Metaphysics
- pt. II. Philosophy of science
- pt. III. Mind and agency
- pt. IV. Ethics and epistemology
- pt. V. Social and political philosophy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-12113-3
- 1-283-99416-X
- 0-203-07560-9
- 1-135-12114-1
- 9780203075609
- OCLC:
- 827207290
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