Michel Ghins: Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers. Cham: Springer (Synthese Library, volume 483), 2024, 224pp., €128.39 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-3-031-54226-8

Michel Ghins's Scientific Realism and Laws of Nature: A Metaphysics of Causal Powers is a commendable exploration of the metaphysical foundations of scientific inquiry. The book, thoughtfully structured into six chapters, boldly advances a comprehensive and unified account of scientific theorizing, natural laws, and the ontology of properties. In an era where philosophical discourse often fragments into narrowly focused projects, Ghins's work offers a welcome counterpoint, providing a systematic and ambitious investigation into these distinctive questions of the metaphysics of science.