Meta-metaphysics On Metaphysical Equivalence, Primitiveness, and The
Metaphysical theories are beautiful. At the end of this book, Jiri Benovsky defends the view that metaphysical theories possess aesthetic properties and that these play a crucial role when it comes to theory evaluation and theory choice.Before we get ther
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Jiri Benovsky
Metametaphysics On Metaphysical Equivalence, Primitiveness, and Theory Choice
Synthese Library Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science Volume 374
Editor-in-chief Otávio Bueno, Department of Philosophy, University of Miami, CORAL GABLES, Florida, USA Editorial Board Berit Brogaard, University of Miami, USA Anjan Chakravartty, University of Notre Dame, USA Steven French, University of Leeds, UK Catarina Dutilh Novaes, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Jiri Benovsky
Meta-metaphysics On Metaphysical Equivalence, Primitiveness, and Theory Choice
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Jiri Benovsky Fribourg Switzerland
Synthese Library ISBN 978-3-319-25332-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25334-3
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Preface
Metaphysical theories are beautiful. I mean it literally. At the end of this book, I will defend the view that metaphysical theories possess aesthetic properties and that these play a crucial role when it comes to theory evaluation and theory choice. But this is the end of a long journey—a journey that is perhaps more important than the destination. Before we get there, the philosophical path I propose to follow starts with three discussions of metaphysical equivalence. I shall begin with Relationism and Substantivalism about time, and with the Bundle theory and Substratum theory of material objects, and in both cases I will argue for a kind of equivalence between these traditional enemies—thus, we shall have two original examples of metaphysical equivalence. Second, I will discuss the case of Perdurantism and Endurantism, which some have thought of as a g
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