Metaphysics, intuitions and physics

Ladyman and Ross (2007) do not think that contemporary metaphysics is in good standing. However, they do think that there is a version of metaphysics that can be made to work – provided we approach it using appropriate principles. My aim in this paper is to undermine some of their arguments against...

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Main Author: Tallant, Jonathan
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Published: Wiley 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44436/
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description Ladyman and Ross (2007) do not think that contemporary metaphysics is in good standing. However, they do think that there is a version of metaphysics that can be made to work – provided we approach it using appropriate principles. My aim in this paper is to undermine some of their arguments against contemporary metaphysics as it is currently practiced.
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spelling nottingham-444362020-05-04T17:14:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44436/ Metaphysics, intuitions and physics Tallant, Jonathan Ladyman and Ross (2007) do not think that contemporary metaphysics is in good standing. However, they do think that there is a version of metaphysics that can be made to work – provided we approach it using appropriate principles. My aim in this paper is to undermine some of their arguments against contemporary metaphysics as it is currently practiced. Wiley 2015-09-01 Article PeerReviewed Tallant, Jonathan (2015) Metaphysics, intuitions and physics. Ratio, 28 (3). pp. 286-301. ISSN 1467-9329 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rati.12074/full doi:10.1111/rati.12074 doi:10.1111/rati.12074
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