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THE CAUSAL UNIVERSE
ELLIS G. HELLER M. PABJAN T. wydawnictwo: COPERNICUS CENTER, 2013, wydanie I cena netto: 139.90 Twoja cena 132,91 zł + 5% vat - dodaj do koszyka The Causal Universe
Main subject classification
Philosophy
Other subjects
Cosmology, Physics
Key points
• addresses the issue of causality in philosophy and empirical sciences
• brings together contributions from philosophers, cosmologists and physicists
Description
A collection of essays dealing with causality, a core issue for both science and
philosophy. The Reader will learn about different types of causality in complex systems
and about new perspectives on this issue based on physical and cosmological
considerations. In addition, the collection includes essays pertaining to the problem of
causality in ancient Greek philosophy, and to the problem of God’s relation to the
causal structures of nature viewed in the light of contemporary physics and cosmology.
Contributors
George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town), Julian Barbour (University of Oxford),
Mariusz P. Dąbrowski (Szczecin University), Bogdan Dembiński (University of Silesia),
Willem B. Drees (Leiden University), Michael Heller (Copernicus Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies), Marek Kuś (Polish Academy of Sciences), Jerzy Lewandowski
(University of Warsaw), Derek Raine (University of Leicester), Andrzej Sitarz
(Jagiellonian University), Andrzej Sołtan (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center),
William R. Stoeger (Vatican Observatory), Thomas Tracy (Bates College), Jean-Philippe Uzan
(Astrophysics Institiute of Paris).
328 pages, Hardcover
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