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States: A. In physics, a state is a complete description of a physical system at a given time. This description includes all of the system's physical properties, such as its position, momentum, and energy. See also Systems, Energy, Motion, Process/Flux. - B. In philosophy, the discussion goes about mental states such as beliefs, desires, and sensations, as well as physical states such as brain activity. See also Mental states, Brain states, Sensations, Desires, Beliefs, Thoughts._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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John Bigelow on States - Dictionary of Arguments
I 275 Consistency/Invariance/Bigelow/Pargetter: must be considered as a possible cause e.g. for the existence of temples over thousands of years. >Change, >Constancy, >Motion. I 276 Causation/Bigelow/Pargetter: we should understand it as a relation between events (in the broad sense). >Causation, >Causes, >Events, >Causality._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Big I J. Bigelow, R. Pargetter Science and Necessity Cambridge 1990 |