Kim, >> Günther recommends recently the book "Eveything Must Go" by Ladyman >> et al. This looks like heavy going but seems like a good and a >> relevant tome to get into, possibly circling around the mechanist >> idea. Do you also recommend it?
The book does not concern the mechanist thesis, there is only one reference to Church. Everett is given a whole section, but Ladyman et al. are agnostic as to it's application to the macroscopic world (that is, if there are macroscopic many worlds). But they are not hostile to the interpretation. The book is good for getting a very informed overview of what current physics has to say for _metaphysics_ and philosophy of science. The authors sketch their variant of structural realism - it's good to read it if you still cling to the concept of "matter". Cheers, Günther --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
