An introduction to metametaphysics /
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| Author / Creator: | Tahko, Tuomas E., 1982- author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015. |
| Description: | x, 258 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge introductions to philosophy Cambridge introductions to philosophy. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10505802 |
| Summary: | 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 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 the philosophy of science. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 258 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107077294 110707729X 9781107434295 1107434297 |
