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Single Idea 16241

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science]

Full Idea

Metaphysics, insofar as it is concerned with the natural world, can do no better than to reflect on physics.

Gist of Idea

The metaphysics of nature should focus on physics

Source

Tim Maudlin (The Metaphysics within Physics [2007], Intro)

Book Reference

Maudlin,Tim: 'The Metaphysics within Physics' [OUP 2007], p.1


A Reaction

I suppose so. Physics only works at one level of description. Metaphysics often works with concepts which only emerge at a more general level than physics. There are also many metaphysical problems which are of no interest to most physicists.