Beschreibung
This book breaks new ground by exploring how naturalism depends on an underlying account of nature. It examines in detail how conceptual, historical, and scientific constraints affect the concept of nature in various domains of philosophy, and how, in the opposite sense, these constraints are themselves affected by the concept of nature.
Autorenportrait
Louis Caruana, S.J., obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge, and is now Dean of Philosophy at the Gregorian University, Rome, and Research Associate of Heythrop College, University of London, where he used to be Reader. His published books and research papers deal with points of interaction between philosophy of science, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion.
Inhalt
Contents: Nature: a short history – Explaining Nature – Causes – The Limits of Causation – Nature and ordinary language – Nature and Meaning – Levels in Nature – Nature, Evolution and Mind – Nature, Value, and Morality – Nature and Concepts.
