The main contention of this paper is that theoretical virtues in metaphysics can be justified in the face of a broadly Carnapian challenge. In particular, we look to extend insights from recent work that seeks to justify our preference for more parsimonious theories into our evaluation and justification of theories that possess other theoretical virtues. Our journey begins with Carnap. From that basecamp, we move through a variety of recent discussions of parsimony, using case studies as our guide.

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Carnap and Theoretical Virtues

  • Jonathan Tallant

摘要

The main contention of this paper is that theoretical virtues in metaphysics can be justified in the face of a broadly Carnapian challenge. In particular, we look to extend insights from recent work that seeks to justify our preference for more parsimonious theories into our evaluation and justification of theories that possess other theoretical virtues. Our journey begins with Carnap. From that basecamp, we move through a variety of recent discussions of parsimony, using case studies as our guide.