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The Burden of Proof Upon Metaphysical Methods

The Burden of Proof Upon Metaphysical Methods

Rhode, Conny

Hardcover

Philosophy

ISBN10: 3031277767
ISBN13: 9783031277764
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: May 4 2023
Pages: 205
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

Who carries the burden of proof in analytic philosophical debates, and how can this burden be satisfied? As it turns out, the answer to this joint question yields a fundamental challenge to the very conduct of metaphysics in analytic philosophy.

Empirical research presented in this book indicates that the vastly predominant goal pursued in analytic philosophical dialogues lies not in discovering truths or generating knowledge, but merely in prevailing over one's opponents. Given this goal, the book examines how most effectively to allocate and discharge the burden of proof. It focuses on premises that must prudently be avoided because a burden of proof on them could never be satisfied, and in particular discusses unsupportable bridge premises across inference barriers, like Hume's barrier between 'is' and 'ought', or the barrier between the content of our talk or thought, and the world beyond such content.

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