Does it Make a Difference Whether We are Monists or Pluralists? Metametaphysical Reflections on Monism in Jonathan Schaffer and Hegel’s Realphilosophien
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The attention metaphysical monism has received over the past decades from philosophers across the analytic-continental spectrum has become common knowledge. The paper explores this topic from a metametaphysical standpoint by asking what difference it makes whether one endorses monism or pluralism. To show how the answer depends on the theoretical framework within which monism is formulated, I will focus on two versions of monism: Jonathan Schaffer’s priority monism and Hegel’s monism of spirit in his 1830 Encyclopedia. I argue that following Schaffer’s framework, it does not make much of a difference whether we endorse monism or pluralism. Following Hegel’s framework, however, endorsing monism matters because the alternative (i.e. pluralism) proves incoherent.
Author: Ana-Silvia Munte
Institution: University of Tübingen
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: Yale University
OpenAlex ID: W4409075452