Should Ontology be Explanatory?

The central question of ontology has long been thought to be ‘What is there?’. The central way of answering it has been to consider which entities we must posit as part of a best total explanatory theory. This paper argues against this ‘explanatory’ conception of metaphysics, by showing that it reli...

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Main Author: Thomasson, Amie L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=9774829
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