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Conference Paper: Structure in action
| Title | Structure in action |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2013 |
| Citation | The 2013 Workshop on Causation and Structuralism, Cologne, Germany, 8 February 2013. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | In this paper I consider the options for structuralist approaches that aim to incorporate an account of causation as part of giving a metaphysics of physics. I argue that structuralists are committed to giving an account of causation as part of giving an account of change, especially since prima facie appealing accounts of change and causation, like causal process theory, are incompatible with central structuralist commitments. I sketch out a structuralist account of change in terms of fields as the ontologically fundamental entities, but raise concerns about the ability of structuralists to avoid commitment to particles as causes. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/191119 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Wolff, J | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-17T16:17:10Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-17T16:17:10Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 2013 Workshop on Causation and Structuralism, Cologne, Germany, 8 February 2013. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/191119 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper I consider the options for structuralist approaches that aim to incorporate an account of causation as part of giving a metaphysics of physics. I argue that structuralists are committed to giving an account of causation as part of giving an account of change, especially since prima facie appealing accounts of change and causation, like causal process theory, are incompatible with central structuralist commitments. I sketch out a structuralist account of change in terms of fields as the ontologically fundamental entities, but raise concerns about the ability of structuralists to avoid commitment to particles as causes. | - |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Workshop on Causation and Structuralism | en_US |
| dc.title | Structure in action | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Wolff, J: jwolff@hku.hk | en_US |
| dc.identifier.authority | Wolff, J=rp01643 | en_US |
| dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 221678 | en_US |