Metaphysical stuctures and holism: Reply to Schaffer

This paper deals with Schaffer’s distinction between metaphysical structures, as well as his appeal for the revival of neo-Aristotelian approaches that imply ordered structure, based on the criticism of Quine’s method that, in his view, implies flat metaphysical structure. However, although...

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Published in:	Filozofija i Društvo
Main Author:	Bogdanović Miloš
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade 2025-01-01
Subjects:	flat sorted ordered metaphysical (ontological) structure quine schaffer carnap intuitions ontology metaphysics
Online Access:	https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2025/0353-57382503761B.pdf

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