Esfeld M. Conservative reductionism / M.Esfeld, Ch.Sachse. - New York; London: Routledge, 2011. - viii, 204 p.: ill. - (Routledge studies in the philosophy of science; 8). - Bibliogr.: p.177-196. - Ind. of names: p.196-200. - Ind. of sub.: p.201-204. - ISBN 978-0-415-89186-8  Место хранения:   035 | Объединенный институт истории, филологии и философии СО РАН | Новосибирск | Библиотека

Оглавление / Contents

List of Figures ............................................... vii Introduction ................................................. 1 1 The Dilemma of Functionalism ................................. 5 1.0 Introduction to Chapter 1 ............................... 5 1.1 The Motivation for Functionalism ........................ 7 1.2 Role Functionalism ..................................... 15 1.3 Realizer Functionalism ................................. 22 1.4 The Future of Functionalism ............................ 27 2 The Metaphysics of Causal Structures ........................ 30 2.0 Introduction to Chapter 2 .............................. 30 2.1 The Philosophical Argument for Causal Properties ....... 31 2.2 Physics and Structural Realism ......................... 41 2.3 The Argument for Causal Structures ..................... 46 2.4 Causal Structures in Physics and the Transition to the Special Sciences ................................... 55 2.5 Structures as Modes .................................... 68 2.6 Conservative Identity and Ontological Reductionism ..... 75 3 The Theory of Evolution and Causal Structures in Biology ..................................................... 85 3.0 Introduction to Chapter 3 .............................. 85 3.1 Evolution, Fitness and Adaptationism ................... 92 3.2 The Relevance of the Environment ...................... 102 3.3 The Criterion for Causal Biological Structures ........ 107 3.4 Biological Functions and Functional Explanations ...... 111 4 Case Study: Classical and Molecular Genetics ............... 116 4.0 Introduction to Chapter 4 ............................. 116 4.1 Functionalization of Classical Genetics ............... 117 4.2 Causal mechanisms in Molecular Genetics ............... 121 4.3 Comparison between Both Theories ...................... 125 5 Conservative Functional Reduction .......................... 140 5.0 Introduction to Chapter 5 ............................. 140 5.1 Functional and Reductive Explanations ................. 142 5.2 Functional Sub-types and the Link between the Special Sciences and Physics .......................... 148 5.3 Conservative Theory Reduction and the Scientific Quality of the Special Sciences ....................... 158 Conclusion ................................................. 169 Summary of the Sub-chapters ................................... 173 Bibliography .................................................. 177 Index of Names ................................................ 197 Index of Subjects ............................................. 201