The Tools of Metaphysics and the Metaphysics of Science

The Tools of Metaphysics and the Metaphysics of Science
Author: Theodore Sider
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2020-02-19
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0192539450

Metaphysics is sensitive to the conceptual tools we choose to articulate metaphysical problems. Those tools are a lens through which we view metaphysical problems, and the same problems will look different when we change the lens. In this book, Theodore Sider identifies how the shift from modal to "postmodal" conceptual tools in recent years has affected the metaphysics of science and mathematics. He highlights, for instance, how the increased consideration of concepts of ground, essence, and fundamentality has transformed the debate over structuralism in many ways. Sider then examines three structuralist positions through a postmodal lens. First, nomic essentialism, which says that scientific properties are secondary and lawlike relationships among them are primary. Second, structuralism about individuals, a general position of which mathematical structuralism and structural realism are instances, which says that scientific and mathematical objects are secondary and the pattern of relations among them is primary. And third, comparativism about quantities, which says that particular values of scientific quantities, such as having exactly 1000g mass, are secondary, and quantitative relations, such as being-twice-as-massive-as, are primary. Sider concludes these discussions by considering the meta-question of when theories are equivalent and how that impacts the debate over structuralism.

Fundamentals of Wireless Communication

Fundamentals of Wireless Communication
Author: David Tse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2005-05-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780521845274

This textbook takes a unified view of the fundamentals of wireless communication and explains cutting-edge concepts in a simple and intuitive way. An abundant supply of exercises make it ideal for graduate courses in electrical and computer engineering and it will also be of great interest to practising engineers.

Numerical Algorithms

Numerical Algorithms
Author: Justin Solomon
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-06-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1482251892

Numerical Algorithms: Methods for Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Graphics presents a new approach to numerical analysis for modern computer scientists. Using examples from a broad base of computational tasks, including data processing, computational photography, and animation, the textbook introduces numerical modeling and algorithmic desig

Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
Author: Ron Darby
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2016-11-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1498724442

This book provides readers with the most current, accurate, and practical fluid mechanics related applications that the practicing BS level engineer needs today in the chemical and related industries, in addition to a fundamental understanding of these applications based upon sound fundamental basic scientific principles. The emphasis remains on problem solving, and the new edition includes many more examples.

Species

Species
Author: John S. Wilkins
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520271394

In this comprehensive work, John S. Wilkins traces the history of the idea of "species" from antiquity to today, providing a new perspective on the relationship between philosophical and biological approaches.--[book cover].

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
Author: Robert Audi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781107015050

This is the leading, full-scale comprehensive dictionary of philosophical terms and thinkers to appear in English in more than half a century. Written by a team of more than 550 experts and now widely translated, it contains approximately 5,000 entries ranging from short definitions to longer articles. It is designed to facilitate the understanding of philosophy at all levels and in all fields. Key features of this third edition: • 500 new entries covering Eastern as well as Western philosophy, and covering individual countries such as China, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain • Increased coverage of such growing fields as ethics and philosophy of mind • More than 100 new intellectual portraits of leading contemporary thinkers • Wider coverage of Continental philosophy • Dozens of new technical concepts in cognitive science and other areas • Enhanced cross-referencing to add context and increase understanding • Expansions in both text and index to facilitate research and browsing

Models as Mediators

Models as Mediators
Author: Mary S. Morgan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1999-10-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521655712

Edited collection examining the ways in which models are used in modern science.

Marine Propellers and Propulsion

Marine Propellers and Propulsion
Author: John Carlton
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080971237

The early development of the screw propeller. Propeller geometry. The propeller environment. The ship wake field, propeller performance characteristics.