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An introduction to metametaphysics/ Tuomas E. Tahko
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge university press, 2015. New York:Description: x, 258 pISBN: - 9781107434295
- 110 TAH
Contents:
Why should you care about metametaphysics?
Quine vs. Carnap: on what there is and what there isn't
Quantification and ontological commitment
Identifying the alternatives: ontological realism, deflationism, and conventionalism
Grounding and ontological dependence
Fundamentality and levels of reality
The epistemology of metaphsics: a priori or a posteriori?
Intuitions and thought experiments in metaphysics
Demarcating metaphysics and science: can metaphysics be naturalized?
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 110 TAH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 340659 |
This book, the first systematic student introduction dedicated to metametaphysics, discusses the nature of metaphysics - its methodology, epistemology, ontology and our access to metaphysical knowledge; Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why should you care about metametaphysics?
Quine vs. Carnap: on what there is and what there isn't
Quantification and ontological commitment
Identifying the alternatives: ontological realism, deflationism, and conventionalism
Grounding and ontological dependence
Fundamentality and levels of reality
The epistemology of metaphsics: a priori or a posteriori?
Intuitions and thought experiments in metaphysics
Demarcating metaphysics and science: can metaphysics be naturalized?