The elimination of metaphysics through the epistemological analysis: lessons (un)learned from metaphysical underdetermination

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.16211v1
• Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:51:35 GMT
• Title: The elimination of metaphysics through the epistemological analysis: lessons (un)learned from metaphysical underdetermination
• Authors: Raoni Arroyo and Jonas R. B. Arenhart and D\'ecio Krause
• Abstract summary: This chapter argues that the general philosophy of science should learn metaphilosophical lessons from metaphysics of metaphysical underdetermination. Case 2 presents the traditional discussion of metaphysical underdetermination regarding the individuality and-individuality of quantum particles.
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• Abstract: This chapter argues that the general philosophy of science should learn metaphilosophical lessons from the case of metaphysical underdetermination, as it occurs in non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Section 2 presents the traditional discussion of metaphysical underdetermination regarding the individuality and non-individuality of quantum particles. Section 3 discusses three reactions to it found in the literature: eliminativism about individuality; conservatism about individuality; eliminativism about objects. Section 4 wraps it all up with metametaphysical considerations regarding the epistemology of metaphysics of science.

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