The aim of this book is to defend a radically naturalistic metaphysics. By this we mean a metaphysics that is motivated exclusively by attempts to unify hypotheses and theories that are taken seriously by contemporary science. For reasons to be explained, we take the view that no alternative kind of metaphysics can be regarded as a legitimate part of our collective attempt to model the structure of objective reality. One of our most distinguished predecessors in this attitude is Wilfrid Sellars. He expressed a naturalistic conception of soundly motivated metaphysics when he said that the philosopher’s aim should be ‘knowing one’s way around with respect to the subject matters of all the special [scientific] disciplines’ and ‘building bridges’ between them (1962, 35). It might of course be wondered whether or why science has any role for non-specialist bridge-builders. [download]
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