The Importance and Role of Metaphysics for Science

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1 Associate Professor of Philosophy of science & Technology, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

In this paper, we first examine the reasons for opposing metaphysics. While assessing these reasons, we intend to reach a plausible stance regarding the relationship between science and metaphysics and its role and importance in scientific activity. There are different views on this old question. We argue that the interaction of metaphysics and science is a complex interaction that can only be defended in the light of a critical approach. In this critical attitude, one should not only pay attention to the role and importance of metaphysics in science but also should have an epistemic humility about his expectations of it.

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Journal of Philosophical Investigations
Volume 15, Issue 37 - Serial Number 37
Special Issue: Interaction Between Sciences and Philosophy (In Persian)
2021
Pages 20-41

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