Bishop, Robert (2011) Fluid Convection, Constraint and Causation. [Preprint]
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Abstract
Complexity–nonlinear dynamics for my purposes in this essay–is rich with metaphysical and epistemological implications but is only recently receiving sustained philosophical analysis. I will explore some of the subtleties of causation and constraint in Rayleigh-Bénard convection as an example of a complex phenomenon, and extract some lessons for further philosophical reflection on top-down constraint and causation particularly with respect to causal foundationalism.
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| Keywords: | Complexity, nonlinear dynamics, contextual emergence, causal foundationalism, laws |
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Laws of Nature General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
| Depositing User: | Dr Robert C. Bishop |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2011 10:20 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2011 10:20 |
| Item ID: | 8773 |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8773 |
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