The Philosophy of Nature - Ellis, Brian
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In "The Philosophy of Nature," Brian Ellis provides a clear and forthright general summation of, and introduction to, the new essentialist position. Although the theory that the laws of nature are immanent in things, rather than imposed on them from without, is an ancient one, much recent work has been done to revive interest in essentialism and "The Philosophy of Nature" is a distinctive contribution to this lively current debate. Brian Ellis exposes the philosophical and scientific credentials of the prevailing Humean metaphysic as less than compelling and makes the case for new essentialism…mehr

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In "The Philosophy of Nature," Brian Ellis provides a clear and forthright general summation of, and introduction to, the new essentialist position. Although the theory that the laws of nature are immanent in things, rather than imposed on them from without, is an ancient one, much recent work has been done to revive interest in essentialism and "The Philosophy of Nature" is a distinctive contribution to this lively current debate. Brian Ellis exposes the philosophical and scientific credentials of the prevailing Humean metaphysic as less than compelling and makes the case for new essentialism as an alternative metaphysical perspective in lucid and unambiguous terms. This book develops this alternative metaphysic and considers the consequences for philosophy, and for some other areas of investigation, of working with such a metaphysic. Ellis argues that these consequences are profound and that a new essentialism provides a comprehensive new philosophy of nature for a modern scientific understanding of the world.
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Brian Ellis earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University and his Master's of Leadership Science from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He is a former soldier and paratrooper whose career spanned twenty-two years in the infantry, Signal Corps, and mostly airborne infantry or infantry enabler units, to include three deployments with the 82nd Airborne Division to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Hurricane Katrina. He served two more combat tours, in Iraq as a State Department police advisor and in Afghanistan as a member of the 42nd Military Police Group. Brian retired from active service in 2016 as a major. He currently works as an instructor and member of the commandant's staff at Virginia Military Institute. Brian divides his time between the suburbs of Washington, DC, with his family and working in Lexington, Virginia. Redemption is his first book.