Eliminative Ontic Structural Realism and the Metaphysical Underdetermination Argument: A Critique
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper I address the problem of justifying Steven French’s eliminative ontic structural realism by the metaphysical underdetermination argument. My main goal is to show that there are underlying strategies in the argument and that they are questionable. I provide arguments for this claim and conclude that while the metaphysical thesis of eliminative ontic structural realism is dismissible, French’s views can be characterized without it – at a very high price, however. ---------------------------------------- Received: 23/04/2024. Reviewed: 7/10/2024. Accepted: 15/11/2024.
Source: Studia Philosophiae Christianae
Author: Damian Luty
Institution: Poznań University of Economics and Business
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Narodowe Centrum Nauki
OpenAlex ID: W4407926604