EXPLANATORY PROBLEMS FOR MASS ADDITIVITY AND DYNAMICS.
I present an argument against the view that the additivity of mass (i.e., the property according to which a composite object's mass is the "sum" of its parts') is metaphysically independent of dynamical laws governing massive bodies. In particular, taking additivity to be independent of dynamics com...
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Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=163733011&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 163733011 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00111503 H9Y jtl: Crítica issn: 00111503 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: abr2023 vid: 55 iid: 163 pid: 10429 pub: Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas artinfo: ui: 163733011 10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2023.1408 ppf: 45 ppct: 36 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.2MB tig: atl: EXPLANATORY PROBLEMS FOR MASS ADDITIVITY AND DYNAMICS. aug: au: PERRY, ZEE R. affil: University of Birmingham Philosophy Department su: Additivity (Mass spectrometry) Dynamics Physical constants Metaphysics Realism Whole & parts (Philosophy) Center of mass sug: subj: Additivity (Mass spectrometry) Dynamics Physical constants Metaphysics Realism Whole & parts (Philosophy) Center of mass keyword: cantidades center of mass centro de masa explicación metafísica mereología mereology metafísica metaphysical explanation metaphysics quantities cantidades centro de masa explicación metafísica mereología metafísica ab: I present an argument against the view that the additivity of mass (i.e., the property according to which a composite object's mass is the "sum" of its parts') is metaphysically independent of dynamical laws governing massive bodies. In particular, taking additivity to be independent of dynamics commits you to widespread unexplained correlations between the mass properties of composites and the dynamic behavior of massive bodies. The second half of the paper extends this explanatory worry, showing that the very same considerations apply to aspects of mass's quantitative structure. This gives rise to a new and powerful objection to certain influential theories about the fundamental structure of physical quantities--most notably the magnitude realism of Peacocke (2019) and the second-order absolutist accounts defended by Mundy (1987) and Eddon (2013b). Presento un argumento en contra de la opinión de que la aditividad de masa (la propiedad según la cual la masa de un objeto compuesto es la "suma" de la de sus partes) es metafísicamente independiente de las leyes de la dinámica que gobiernan los cuerpos masivos. En particular, considerar a la aditividad como independiente de la dinámica nos compromete con correlaciones generalizadas no explicadas entre las propiedades de masa de los compuestos y el comportamiento dinámico de los cuerpos masivos. La segunda mitad del artículo amplía esta preocupación explicativa, mostrando que las mismas consideraciones se aplican a aspectos de la estructura cuantitativa de la masa. Esto da lugar a una nueva y poderosa objeción en contra de ciertas influyentes teorías acerca de la estructura fundamental de las cantidades físicas, en particular, el realismo de la magnitud de Peacocke (2019) y las explicaciones absolutistas de segundo orden defendidas por Mundy (1987) y Eddon (2013b). pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Crítica is the property of Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Crítica holder: Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas dt: @attributes: year: 2023 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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