Metaphysics as fairness
Journal article
Baron, Sam. (2016). Metaphysics as fairness. Synthese. 193(7), pp. 2237 - 2259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-015-0842-x
Authors | Baron, Sam |
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Abstract | What are the rules of the metaphysical game? And how are the rules, whatever they are, to be justified? Above all, the rules should be fair. They should be rules that we metaphysicians would all accept, and thus should be justifiable to all rational persons engaged in metaphysical inquiry. Borrowing from Rawls’s conception of justice as fairness, I develop a model for determining and justifying the rules of metaphysics as a going concern. |
Keywords | metaphysics; methodology; ontology; original position |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Synthese |
Journal citation | 193 (7), pp. 2237 - 2259 |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
ISSN | 0039-7857 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-015-0842-x |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84938812557 |
Page range | 2237 - 2259 |
Research Group | Dianoia Institute of Philosophy |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
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