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2928An Introduction to MetametaphysicsCambridge University Press. 2015.How do we come to know metaphysical truths? How does metaphysical inquiry work? Are metaphysical debates substantial? These are the questions which characterize metametaphysics. 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. It provides students with a firm grounding in the basics of metametaphysics, covering a broad range of topics in metaon…Read more
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7EditorialStudia Philosophica Estonica 7 (2): 1. 2014.Editorial for the SPE Special Issue on Aristotelian Metaphysics: Essence and Ground
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1342Soames’s Deflationism About ModalityErkenntnis 78 (6): 1367-1379. 2013.One type of deflationism about metaphysical modality suggests that it can be analysed strictly in terms of linguistic or conceptual content and that there is nothing particularly metaphysical about modality. Scott Soames is explicitly opposed to this trend. However, a detailed study of Soames’s own account of modality reveals that it has striking similarities with the deflationary account. In this paper I will compare Soames’s account of a posteriori necessities concerning natural kinds with the…Read more
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Metaphysics |
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General Philosophy of Science |
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