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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics

12027	There must be a plausible epistemological theory alongside any metaphysical theory [Forbes,G]
	Full Idea: No metaphysical account which renders it impossible to give a plausible epistemological theory is to be countenanced.
	From: Graeme Forbes (The Metaphysics of Modality [1985], 9.1)
	A reaction: It is hard to object to this principle, though we certainly don't want to go verificationist, and thus rule out speculations about metaphysics which are beyond any possible knowledge. Some have tried to prove that something must exist (e.g. Jacquette).