Author ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-2446-3494
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2018
DOI
10.1007/s11016-018-0342-y
Abstract
Anjan Chakravartty's book Scientific Ontology is centrally about how metaphysics is embrangled with epistemology. I begin by discussing the broader literature in science and values, where arguments akin to Chakravartty's have been much-discussed. Then I talk about my own preferred approach, middle range ontology, which does not fit neatly into any of the three stances Chakravartty discusses. Finally, I use these considerations to pose a dilemma.
Recommended Citation
P.D. Magnus. ‘Cautious realism and middle range ontology.’ Metascience. 27(3): 365–370. November 2018.
