Donald C. Williams's defence of real metaphysics
Donald C. Williams's defence of real metaphysics
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唐纳德·C·威廉姆斯对真正形而上学的辩护
DOI：
10.1080/09608788.2016.1266461
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发表时间：
2017
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0.6
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Fisher A
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Fisher A
上世纪中叶，形而上学受到广泛批评、嘲笑，甚至被付之一炬。在此期间，少数哲学家反对几种反形而上学思潮，捍卫形而上学并阐述新颖的形而上学学说。唐纳德·威廉斯 (Donald C. Williams) 就是这些哲学家之一。尽管他对形而上学的贡献众所周知，但他对形而上学的辩护却鲜为人知，但它在形而上学的发展和复兴中发挥了关键作用。在本文中，我在历史背景下介绍了他对形而上学的辩护。我还展示了他的辩护如何与最近对形而上学的攻击相关。
In the middle of last century metaphysics was widely criticized, ridiculed, and committed to the flames. During this period a handful of philosophers, against several anti-metaphysical trends, defended metaphysics and articulated novel metaphysical doctrines. Donald C. Williams was one of these philosophers. But while his contributions to metaphysics are well known his defence of metaphysics is not and yet it played a key part in the development and revival of metaphysics. In this paper I present his defence of metaphysics in its historical context. I also show how his defence is relevant in response to recent attacks on metaphysics.