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James Ladyman
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 98
Citations - 4951
James Ladyman is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Philosophy of science & Scientific realism. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 96 publications receiving 4280 citations. Previous affiliations of James Ladyman include University of Cambridge & University of Leeds.
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Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized
James Ladyman,Don Ross +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defend scientism, constructive empiricism and structural realism, and explain the cause in a structural world with respect to the Unity of Science and the Ontic Structural Realism.
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What is a complex system
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a taxonomy of standard measures of complexity from the scientific literature, and offer their own list of necessary conditions as a characterization of complexity, and conclude that these conditions are qualitative and may not be jointly sufficient for complexity.
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Remodelling structural realism: Quantum physics and the metaphysics of structure
Steven French,James Ladyman +1 more
TL;DR: Ladyman's 'metaphysical' or 'ontic' form of structural realism is outlined and it is argued that by reconceptualising objects in structural terms it offers the best hope for the realist in the context of modern physics.
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Understanding Philosophy of Science
TL;DR: In this paper, the author explores the philosophical questions that arise when we reflect on the nature of the scientific method and the knowledge it produces and discusses whether fundamental philosophical questions about knowledge and reality might be answered by science, and considers the debate between realists and antirealists about the extent of scientific knowledge.