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The spectrum of metametaphysics: Mapping the state of art in scientific metaphysics

Arenhart, Jonas R. B. and Arroyo, Raoni (2021) The spectrum of metametaphysics: Mapping the state of art in scientific metaphysics. Veritas (ISSN 1984-6746), 66 (1).

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Scientific realism is typically associated with metaphysics. One current incarnation of such an association concerns the requirement of a metaphysical characterization of the entities one is being a realist about. This is sometimes called “Chakravartty’s Challenge”, and codifies the claim that without a metaphysical characterization, one does not have a clear picture of the realistic commitments one is engaged with. The required connection between metaphysics and science naturally raises the question of whether such a demand is appropriately fulfilled, and how metaphysics engages with science in order to produce what is called “scientific metaphysics”. Here, we map some of the options available in the literature, generating a conceptual spectrum according to how each view approximates science and metaphysics. This is done with the purpose of enlightening the current debate on the possibility of epistemic warrant that science could grant to such a metaphysics, and how different positions differently address the thorny issue concerning such a warrant.


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Arenhart, Jonas R. B.jonas.becker2@gmail.com
Arroyo, Raonirwarroyo@unicamp.br0000-0002-3800-8505
Subjects: General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics
Depositing User: Dr. Raoni Arroyo
Date Deposited: 22 May 2025 12:39
Last Modified: 22 May 2025 12:39
Item ID: 25408
Journal or Publication Title: Veritas (ISSN 1984-6746)
Official URL: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/veritas/artic...
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.15448/1984-6746.2021.1.41217
Subjects: General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics
Date: 27 December 2021
Volume: 66
Number: 1
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25408

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