Multiple Realization, Levels and Mechanisms

BARBERIS, SERGIO

Teorema

KRK Editores

Año: 2017

0210-1602

This paper focuses on the framework for the compositional relations of properties in the sciences, or "realization" relations, offered by Ken Aizawa and Carl Gillett (A&G) in a series of papers, and in particular on the analysis of "multiple realization" they build upon it. I argue that A&G's analysis of multiple realization requires an account of levels and I try to show, then, that the A&G framework is not successful under any of the extant accounts of levels. There is consequently a real concern that the A&G framework for realization may not be viable.