Social science as a guide to social metaphysics?
Abstract
If we are sympathetic to the project of naturalising metaphysics, how should we approach the metaphysics of the social world? What role can the social sciences play in metaphysical investigation? In the light of these questions, this paper examines three possible approaches to social metaphysics: inference to the best explanation from current social science, conceptual analysis, and Haslanger-inspired ameliorative projects.
Citation
Hawley , K J 2018 , ' Social science as a guide to social metaphysics? ' , Journal for General Philosophy of Science , vol. 49 , no. 2 , pp. 187-198 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-017-9389-5
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Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0925-4560Type
Journal article
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Work on this paper was supported by a Major Research Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust.Collections
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