On an Argument for Humility |
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Authors: | Ann Whittle |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Philosophy, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 6BT, UK |
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Abstract: | Considerations upon the nature of properties and laws have led some philosophers to claim that the correct epistemic attitude with regards to the intrinsic properties of particulars is scepticism. I examine one particularly clear version of this line of argument, and contend that a serious form of scepticism is not established. However, I argue that the theories of properties and laws underlying the argument have unwanted metaphysical implications. These provide a stronger reason to jettison the analyses. I end by sketching an alternative view that avoids these difficulties. |
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Keywords: | humility laws metaphysics properties |
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