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The Metaphysics of Science and Aim-Oriented Empiricism: A Revolution for Science and Philosophy

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Preface
Part I
Chapter 1. Early Work on The Metaphysics of Science. Chapter 2. Subsequent Work on Essentialism and the Mind/Body Problem.
Part II
Chapter 3. Aim-Oriented Empiricism: Exposition, and Implications for Science and the Philosophy of Science. Chapter 4. Aim-Oriented Empiricism and the Metaphysics of Science: 2007 to 2017.
Part III
Chapter 5. Broader Implications: Academic Inquiry for a Wiser World. Appendix. Refutation of Kripke on Rigid Designators and Essentialism.

244 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2019

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September 12, 2019
This is a fascinating and important book that explores two fundamental philosophical problems: the mind-brain problem, and the problem of making sense of science. There are implications for the immense task of solving the grave global problems that threaten our future.
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