Abstract

The article concern is the problem of natural sciences – metaphysics relations. The criterion of metaphysical knowledge as the knowledge about fundamental objects is formulated. It is argued that natural sciences and mathematics do not meet this criterion. They cannot be metaphysics being engaged in the study of exclusively non-fundamental entities. The inference is made that only the speculative metaphysics (if such metaphysics is possible) has the means to solve metaphysical problems relying entirely on its own foundation.

Highlights

  • Any knowledge or understanding of reality is found within the horizon of a certain world picture

  • Paul bases his assumption on “the fact that many concepts of metaphysics are conceptually prior to the concepts of science” [12, p. 6]. It seems that there are no other arguments in his conception than those appealing to conceptual priority of the objects of metaphysics

  • Physical and metaphysical objects can coincide in their existence completely or partially, but it is not taken into account

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Summary

Introduction

Any knowledge or understanding of reality is found within the horizon of a certain world picture. The strong version does not distinguish metaphysics from natural science (and even more radically – from physics). The strong version totally separates the subject areas of metaphysics and natural sciences. It seems that there are no other arguments in his conception than those appealing to conceptual priority of the objects of metaphysics He is apparently right in that "it is a mistake to think that one should first study science and use it as the guide to one’s metaphysical conclusions" [12, p. This strong metaphysical claim requires more convincing argumentation It is not entirely clear, whether the aforesaid conceptual priority has explicit ontological implications. In this context it looks both necessary and possible to strengthen the arguments in favour of the independence of metaphysics from natural sciences. It will be demonstrated why the findings of natural sciences do not meet this criterion

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