Psillos, Stathis (2015) Broken structuralism. [Preprint]

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Abstract

This essay offers a critical review of
Steven French's The Structure of the World: Metaphysics & Representation (OUP, 2014). I challenge some of the reasons that French adduces against ‘thick’ objects as well as his conception of laws—which I think is problematic.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Psillos, Stathis psillos@phs.uoa.gr
Keywords:	structuralism, structure, Laws, objects, Cassirer, properties, realism
Subjects:	General Issues > Laws of Nature General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User:	Stathis Psillos
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2015 12:32
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2015 12:32
Item ID:	11697
Subjects:	General Issues > Laws of Nature General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date:	29 September 2015
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11697

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