- 著者
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高取 正大
- 出版者
- The Philosophy of Science Society, Japan
- 雑誌
- 科学哲学 (ISSN:02893428)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.56, no.1, pp.59, 2023-11-15 (Released:2023-11-15)
- 参考文献数
- 26
One of the pressing issues in the methodology of metaphysics is the relationship between (analytic) metaphysics and empirical science. In her recent paper, L.A. Paul has defended the methodological continuity of metaphysics and empirical sciences. According to her account, metaphysics and empirical science have distinct subject matters, but share the same methodology. More specifically, she argues that both metaphysical theorizing and scientific theorizing can be understood as model-building. In this article, I critically examine her argument and point out some non-negligible problems with the view that metaphysical theorizing is modeling.