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The philosophical notion of metaphysical explanation has been subject to an increased level of attention in the previous decade. Despite tantalizing claims about how metaphysical explanations are part of everyday life, the everyday notion has not been explored. In Everyday Metaphysical Explanation,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miller, Kristie (Author), Norton, James (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Metaphysics.
Explanation.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Metaphysical explanation
  • 2. Desiderata for an account of everyday metaphysical explanation
  • 3. Empirical evidence about judgements about causal and metaphysical explanation
  • 4. Grounding-based accounts of everyday metaphysical explanation
  • 5. Three accounts of R-facts
  • 6. Psychological role P
  • 7. Tracking R-facts
  • 8. Tracking subjective understanding
  • 9. Evaluating the three accounts. Part I
  • 10. Evaluating the three accounts. Part II.