Science-based Metaphysics: On Some Recent Anti-metaphysical Claims

Philosophia Scientiae 19:57-70 (2015)
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This paper critically evaluates some arguments against metaphysics recently formulated by Bas Van Fraassen. A more positive view of the relationship between science and metaphysics is outlined.

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10.4000/philosophiascientiae.1038

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Matteo Morganti
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