Decock Lieven
Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Front Psychol. 2018 Sep 11;9:1700. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01700. eCollection 2018.
In recent years philosophers have been interested in the methodology of metaphysics. Most of these developments are related to formal work in logic or physics, often against the backdrop of the Carnap-Quine debate on ontology. Drawing on Quine's later work, I argue that a psychological or cognitive perspective on metaphysical topics may be a valuable addition to contemporary metametaphysics. The method is illustrated by means of cognitive studies of the notions "identity," "vagueness," and "object" and is compared to other extant metametaphysical positions.
近年来，哲学家们对形而上学的方法论颇感兴趣。这些进展大多与逻辑或物理学的形式化工作相关，且常常以卡尔纳普与奎因关于本体论的争论为背景。借鉴奎因的后期著作，我认为从心理学或认知角度审视形而上学主题，可能会为当代元形而上学增添有价值的内容。通过对“同一性”“模糊性”和“对象”等概念的认知研究来说明该方法，并将其与其他现存的元形而上学立场进行比较。
