New mechanical philosophy, the
Auteur :
Glennan, Stuart
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198779711
Date de publication :
10 août 2017
Dimensions :
24,1 x 17,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
582 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume argues for a new image of science that understands both natural and social phenomena to be the product of mechanisms, casting the work of science as an effort to understand those mechanisms. Glennan offers an account of the nature of mechanisms and of the models used to represent them in physical, life, and social sciences