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Conclusion: Metaphysics as Intellectual Ergonomics
In Hard Truths. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 217–222 (2009)
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metaphysics as intellectual ergonomics metaphor of projection ‐ unpack into more than one type of literal relation Metaphysics ‐ projection of one's theory of rationality modality ‐ machinery of possible worlds for thinking about modal matters useful and intellectually constructive philosophy amount to metaphysics engineering proposal ‐ when it is a useful way of redesigning parts of one's environment
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