Causal Powers and the Intentionality Continuum

Bauer, William A.

Cambridge University Press（2024/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009214865
• DDC分類 122

Full Description

Why does anything happen? What is the best account of natural necessity? In this book, William A. Bauer presents and defends a comprehensive account of the internal structure of causal powers that incorporates physical intentionality and information. Bauer explores new lines of thought concerning the theory of pure powers (powerful properties devoid of any qualitative nature), the place of mind in the physical world, and the role of information in explaining fundamental processes. He raises probing questions about physical modality and fundamental properties, and explores the possibility that physical reality and the mind are unified through intentionality. His book will be valuable for researchers and students working in metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind.

Contents

Introduction: the metaphysics of powers and the 3d account; Part I. Why Powers?: 1. The need for powers: three models of physical modality; 2. The reality of pure powers; Part II. What Are Powers Like?: 3. Powers from the inside: physical intentionality; 4. A defense of physical intentionality: essential marks; 5. A defense of physical intentionality: additional marks and objections; 6. Powers from the inside: information; 7. Powers from the outside: systems of powers and the appearance of qualities; 8. Nature's intentionality continuum.