日常の形而上学 Everyday Metaphysical Explanation

Miller, Kristie/ Norton, James

Oxford University Press（2022/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 326 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780198857303
• DDC分類 110

Full Description

The philosophical notion of metaphysical explanation has been subject to an increased level of attention in the previous decade. Despite tantalising claims about how metaphysical explanations are part of everyday life, the everyday notion has not been explored. In Everyday Metaphysical Explanation, Kristie Miller and James Norton take up the task of developing an account of the everyday notion of metaphysical explanation: the notion that we all use in ordinary contexts when we ask for, and receive, explanations of a certain sort. Building on the striking results of their empirical investigation of folk judgements regarding what metaphysically explains what, together with evidence of our ordinary practices surrounding the notion, they build three unique accounts of the phenomenon.

Contents

Introduction
1: Metaphysical Explanation
2: Desiderata for an Account of Everyday Metaphysical Explanation
3: Empirical Evidence about Judgements about Causal and Metaphysical Explanation
4: Grounding-based Accounts of Everyday Metaphysical Explanation
5: Three Accounts of R-facts
6: Psychological Role P
7: Tracking R-facts
8: Tracking Subjective Understanding
9: Evaluating the Three Accounts Part I
10: Evaluating the Three Accounts Part II
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