Full Idea
Some scientific propositions are sufficiently general as themselves to be metaphysical. Our notion of metaphysics is thus recursive, and requires no attempt to identify a boundary between metaphysical and scientific propositions.
Gist of Idea
Some science is so general that it is metaphysical
Source
J Ladyman / D Ross (Every Thing Must Go [2007], 1.5 n45)
Book Reference
Ladyman,J/Ross,D: 'Every Thing Must Go' [OUP 2007], p.45
A Reaction
Note that this still leaves room for some metaphysics which is not science, though see Idea 14904 for their views on that.
Related Idea
Idea 14904 Metaphysics builds consilience networks across science [Ladyman/Ross]