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[from 'Every Thing Must Go' by J Ladyman / D Ross, in 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science ]

Full Idea

The demand to unify the special sciences with physics is, according to us, the motivation for having any metaphysics at all.

Gist of Idea

The aim of metaphysics is to unite the special sciences with physics

Source

J Ladyman / D Ross (Every Thing Must Go [2007], 4.1)

Book Reference

Ladyman,J/Ross,D: 'Every Thing Must Go' [OUP 2007], p.194


A Reaction

The crunch question is whether metaphysicians are allowed to develop their own concepts for this task, or whether they can only make links between the concepts employed by the scientists. I vote for the former.