In an earlier post, I hinted that I would discuss the two essays by Massimo Pigliucci on naturalized metaphysics. So that will be the goal of this post. For convenience, I shall refer to those two essays as NM1 and NM2.
- NM1: Surprise! Naturalistic metaphysics undermines naive determinism, part I
- NM2: Surprise! Naturalistic metaphysics undermines naive determinism, part II
The goal
It is not my aim here to argue that Pigliucci is wrong. Rather, the aim is to present how I look at the questions he is discussing. Partly, this is because I have rather non-typical views, and am sometimes asked to explain them. Partly, it is because I have indicated my dislike for metaphysics, and some have suggested that we cannot actually do without metaphysics. So perhaps the discussion here will help my readers better understand my viewpoint.
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