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Transcendental arguments and metaphysical neutrality: A Wittgensteinian proposal.
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European Journal of Philosophy . Jun2024, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p476-488. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Despite periods of resurgence over the last decades, it is safe to say that transcendental arguments no longer enjoy a prominent presence in the philosophical landscape. One reason for their declining prominence is the sustained suspicion that despite their selfâproclaimed metaphysical neutrality, transcendental arguments are, in fact, metaphysically committed. This paper aims to revive the discussion of transcendental considerations by offering a metaphysically neutral account of transcendental arguments. I argue that a metaphysically neutral conception of transcendental arguments requires a revision of two concepts constitutive of transcendental claims, namely, transcendental necessity and the a priori. I propose a transcendental reading of Wittgenstein's On Certainty, which, I maintain, provides us with an alternative, metaphysically neutral understanding of these concepts. Thus revised, transcendental claims are suitable for what Mark Sacks once described as the "postâmetaphysical" orientation of contemporary philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *METAPHYSICS
*TRANSCENDENTALISM (Philosophy)
*PHILOSOPHY
*EMPHASIS (Linguistics)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09668373
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177946813
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejop.12922