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Single Idea 17713

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics ]

Full Idea

In Husserl's philosophy after 1903, he is unwilling to commit himself to any specific metaphysical views.

Gist of Idea

After 1903, Husserl avoids metaphysical commitments

Source

Edwin D. Mares (A Priori [2011], 08.2)

Book Ref

Mares,Edwin: 'A Priori' [Acumen 2011], p.125


The 14 ideas with the same theme [rejections of metaphysics as a worthwhile activity]:

Kant exposed the illusions of reason in the Transcendental Dialectic [Kant, by Fraassen]
On the continent it is generally believed that metaphysics died with Hegel [Benardete,JA on Hegel]
The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine [Peirce]
Kant has undermined our belief in metaphysics [Nietzsche]
Metaphysics is finding bad reasons for instinctive beliefs [Bradley]
The empiricist says that metaphysics is meaningless, rather than false [Schlick]
Metaphysics uses empty words, or just produces pseudo-statements [Carnap]
Humeans rejected the a priori synthetic, and so rejected even Kantian metaphysics [Ayer, by Macdonald,C]
Philosophy has been relieved of physics, cosmology, politics, and now must give up ontology [Badiou]
'Quietist' says abandon metaphysics because answers are unattainable (as in Kant's noumenon) [Fine,K]
After 1903, Husserl avoids metaphysical commitments [Mares]
Wide metaphysical possibility may reduce metaphysics to analysis of fantasies [Maudlin]
Science has discovered properties of things, so there are properties - so who needs metaphysics? [Hofweber]
'Fundamentality' is either a superficial idea, or much too obscure [Hofweber]