TY - BOOK AU - Tahko, Tuomas E. TI - An introduction to metametaphysics SN - 9781107434295 U1 - 110 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge university press KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - Metaphysics KW - Ontology N1 - 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? ER -