著者

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

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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.

著者

高取 正大

出版者

科学基礎論学会

雑誌

科学基礎論研究 (ISSN:00227668)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.42, no.1, pp.19-37, 2014-12-30 (Released:2017-08-31)

参考文献数

42

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This paper has two purposes. One is to investigate critically the major attempts that have been made to formulate the Quinean criterion of ontological commitment. The other is to give a satisfactory formulation of the Quinean criterion on the basis of the investigation. I classify the attempts that have been made into two major kinds, semantic approaches and syntactic approaches. Although both kinds of approach fail to formulate the Quinean criterion adequately, both are found to have their own advantages which are complementary to each other. I then offer a new formulation based on the idea of "provability on semantics," inspired by the mutually complementary character of the two kinds of approach. I argue that my formulation adequately reflects metaphysicians' use of the Quinean criterion and is thus promising.