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On the Prospects for Ontology: Deflationism, Pluralism, and Carnap's Principle of Tolerance
Author(s) -
Haug Matthew C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1468-0378
pISSN - 0966-8373
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0378.2011.00509.x
Subject(s) - metaphysics , pluralism (philosophy) , philosophy , epistemology , ontology
In this paper, I critically discuss recent work on the role that the principle of tolerance plays in R udolf C arnap's philosophy. Specifically, I consider how two prominent interpretations of C arnap's principle of tolerance can be used to argue for C arnap's anti‐metaphysical views. I then argue that there are serious problems with these arguments, and I diagnose those problems as resulting, in part, from a tension between competing goals of C arnap's philosophical project.