The question of the proper role of metaphysics in philosophy of science is both significant and contentious. The last few decades have seen considerable engagement with philosophical projects aptly described as “the metaphysics of science:” inquiries into natural laws and properties, natural kinds, causal relations, and dispositions. At the same time, many metaphysicians have begun moving in the direction of more scientifically-informed (“scientistic” or “naturalistic”) metaphysics. And yet many philosophers of science retain a deep suspicion about the significance of metaphysical investigations into science.
This volume titled Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science: New Essays (PDF) explores a broadly methodological question: what role should metaphysics play in our philosophizing about science? These new essays, written by leading philosophers of science, address this question through ground-level investigations of particular issues in the metaphysics of science and by more general methodological inquiry.
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