Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Science and Metaphysics 7
6. The Ontology of Scientific Realism¹ 23
7. Essentialist Realism 51
8. Quantum Mechanical Realism¹ 73
9. Causal Powers and Categorical Dimensions 93
10. Realism as First Philosophy 115
11. Realism in Ethics 141
12. Bibliography 167
13. Index 175