Single Idea 23769

[catalogued under 2. Reason / E. Argument / 1. Argument]

Full Idea

The form of argument which sells an ontology on the basis a metaphysic is known as an 'argument-by-display'.

Gist of Idea

Promoting an ontology by its implied good metaphysic is an 'argument-by-display'

Source

Neil E. Williams (The Powers Metaphysics [2019], 01.2)

Book Reference

Williams,Neil E.: 'The Powers Metaphysics' [OUP 2019], p.4


A Reaction

[Attributed to John Bigelow 1999] New to me, but I'm quite a fan of this. For example, my rejection of platonism is not based on specific arguments, but on looking at the whole platonic picture of reality.

Related Idea

Idea 23768 A metaphysic is a set of wider explanations derived from a basic ontology [Williams,NE]