Chapter 7 The Power to Perform Experiments
Do humans have abilities to perform scientific experiments? Do humans possess real powers for performing scientific experiments? I shall treat these two questions in turn where the first will bring us to the second. I shall argue that the scientific image of humans must cohere with the manifest imag...
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| description | Do humans have abilities to perform scientific experiments? Do humans possess real powers for performing scientific experiments? I shall treat these two questions in turn where the first will bring us to the second. I shall argue that the scientific image of humans must cohere with the manifest image of humans as having the ability to exercise rational embodied control, which constitutes the power to perform scientific experiments. I first argue why rational embodied control is indispensable to the ability to perform a scientific experiment. I then argue that an ontology of causal powers provides the best explanation for this ability to make the causal difference in reality required for scientists to effectively perform scientific experiments and arrive at scientific truths. I then conclude by considering a major objection against the alternative standard causal theory of action, which would also undermine the thesis that scientists perform experiments. I show why neo-Aristotelian causal power realism does not face this objection in its explanation of how scientists exercise real rational embodied causal control within their experiments. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-982062025-07-17T12:16:00Z Chapter 7 The Power to Perform Experiments De Haan, Daniel D. William M.R. Simpson, Robert Koons, James Orr, Nicholas Teh, Hasok Chang, Stephen Boulter, David Oderberg, Janice Chik, Daniel De Haan, Antonio Ramos-Diaz, Christopher Hauser, Travis Dumsday, Ross Inman, Anne Peterson, Edward Feser, Alexander Pruss, Neo-Aristotelian metaphysics, theology of nature, science and theology, Aristotelianism, naturalism, pluralism, substantial powers, materialism, thermochemical powers, proportionality, evolution, essentialism, animal powers, causal powers, experiments, mathematical powers, hylomorphism, philosophy of nature, grounding thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTJ Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTJ Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion Do humans have abilities to perform scientific experiments? Do humans possess real powers for performing scientific experiments? I shall treat these two questions in turn where the first will bring us to the second. I shall argue that the scientific image of humans must cohere with the manifest image of humans as having the ability to exercise rational embodied control, which constitutes the power to perform scientific experiments. I first argue why rational embodied control is indispensable to the ability to perform a scientific experiment. I then argue that an ontology of causal powers provides the best explanation for this ability to make the causal difference in reality required for scientists to effectively perform scientific experiments and arrive at scientific truths. I then conclude by considering a major objection against the alternative standard causal theory of action, which would also undermine the thesis that scientists perform experiments. I show why neo-Aristotelian causal power realism does not face this objection in its explanation of how scientists exercise real rational embodied causal control within their experiments. 2023-03-09T04:06:12Z 2023-03-09T04:06:12Z 2023-03-08T10:58:17Z 2022 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61654 9780367637149 9780367646981 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/98206 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61654/1/9781003125860_10.4324_9781003125860-10.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61654/1/9781003125860_10.4324_9781003125860-10.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61654/1/9781003125860_10.4324_9781003125860-10.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003125860-10 10.4324/9781003125860-10 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature Templeton World Charity Foundation d09f4ed8-30ae-4da8-85b7-f3af555a6f33 9780367637149 9780367646981 Routledge 29 open access |
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