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Metametaphysics and the Sciences - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Paperback)
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Metametaphysics and the Sciences - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics
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This collection addresses metaphysical issues at the intersection
between philosophy and science. A unique feature is the way in
which it is guided both by history of philosophy, by interaction
between philosophy and science, and by methodological awareness. In
asking how metaphysics is possible in an age of science, the
contributors draw on philosophical tools provided by three great
thinkers who were fully conversant with and actively engaged with
the sciences of their day: Kant, Husserl, and Frege. Part I sets
out frameworks for scientifically informed metaphysics in
accordance with the meta-metaphysics outlined by these three
self-reflective philosophers. Part II explores the domain for
co-existent metaphysics and science. Constraints on ambitious
critical metaphysics are laid down in close consideration of logic,
meta-theory, and specific conditions for science. Part III
exemplifies the role of language and science in contemporary
metaphysics. Quine's pursuit of truth is analysed; Cantor's
absolute infinitude is reconstrued in modal terms; and sense is
made of Weyl's take on the relationship between mathematics and
empirical aspects of physics. With chapters by leading scholars,
Metametaphysics and the Sciences is an in-depth resource for
researchers and advanced students working within metaphysics,
philosophy of science, and the history of philosophy.
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