Introduction to Metametaphysics - Tahko Tuomas E.
Introduction to Metametaphysics - Tahko Tuomas E. How do we come to know metaphysical truths? Are metaphysical debates substantial? How does metaphysical inquiry work? This book, the first systematic…
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Introduction to Metametaphysics - Tahko Tuomas E.
How do we come to know metaphysical truths? Are metaphysical debates substantial? How does metaphysical inquiry work?
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. These are the questions which characterize metametaphysics. It provides students with a firm grounding in the basics of metametaphysics, covering a broad range of topics in metaontology such as existence, quantification, ontological commitment and ontological realism.
Contemporary views are discussed along with those of Quine, Carnap and Meinong. Going beyond the metaontological debate, thorough treatment is given to novel topics in metametaphysics, including grounding, ontological dependence, fundamentality, modal epistemology, intuitions, thought experiments and the relationship between metaphysics and science. The book will be an essential resource for those studying advanced metaphysics, philosophical methodology, metametaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of science.