Article
Naturalism and the Surreptitious Embrace of Necessity
Metaphilosophy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
In this article, two philosophical positions that structure distinct approaches in the history of metaphysics and epistemology are briefly characterized and contrasted. While one view, “naturalism,” rejects an a priori commitment to necessity, the other view, “transcendentalism,” insists on that commitment. It is shown that at the level of the fundamentals of thought, judgment, and reason, the dispute dissolves, and the naturalists' employment of “necessity for all practical purposes” is at best only nominally distinct from the transcendentalists' use of the same concept.
Inclusive pages
17-32
ISBN/ISSN
0026-1068
Copyright
Copyright © 2011, Kurt Mosser
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
- a priori,
- principle of noncontradiction,
- naturalism,
- Kant,
- philosophy of logic
Disciplines
Citation Information
Kurt Mosser. "Naturalism and the Surreptitious Embrace of Necessity" Metaphilosophy Vol. 42 Iss. 1-2 (2011) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kurt-mosser/16/
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