Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
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The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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Target entity: Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics Context triple: [P. F. Strawson, influenced, Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics]
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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Discourse on Metaphysics
Discourse on Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his views on substance, God, free will, and the rational structure of reality.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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E.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics Target entity description: The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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A.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
Discourse on Metaphysics
Discourse on Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his views on substance, God, free will, and the rational structure of reality.
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C.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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D.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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E.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
approach in metaphysics
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philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| aimsAt | clarification of our conceptual scheme ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Galen Strawson
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P. F. Strawson ⓘ
surface form:
Peter F. Strawson
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| associatedWithWork | Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
moderate conservatism about common-sense ontology
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priority of describing over revising our conceptual scheme ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
conditions of objective experience
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identity and individuation of objects ⓘ the concept of a person ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | revisionary metaphysics ⓘ |
| developedFrom | ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| emphasizes | descriptive metaphysics ⓘ |
| field | metaphysics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fundamental conceptual framework of ordinary thought
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structure of ordinary discourse ⓘ |
| hasDebatesOn |
extent to which descriptive metaphysics can be purely descriptive
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relationship between descriptive and revisionary metaphysics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 20th-century analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
metaphysics should articulate the structure of our shared scheme
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our basic conceptual scheme is largely shared and stable ⓘ |
| inDialogueWith |
Kantian transcendental philosophy
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Quinean revisionary metaphysics ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | P. F. Strawson ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary analytic metaphysics
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| methodologicalStance |
attention to ordinary language
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conceptual analysis ⓘ |
| namedAfter | P. F. Strawson ⓘ |
| normativeImplication |
metaphysical theories should preserve central features of common-sense thought
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metaphysical theories should respect ordinary practices of reference ⓘ |
| opposes | metaphysical systems that disregard ordinary thought ⓘ |
| rejects | wholesale revision of common-sense ontology ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
basic particulars
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conceptual scheme ⓘ objective particulars ⓘ personhood in Strawson’s sense ⓘ |
| viewsMetaphysicsAs | descriptive rather than speculative ⓘ |
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