Ontologia, metaontologia, e il fantasma di Quine
- Francesco Berto
- Matteo Plebani
- Lupo, Rosa Maria (coord.)
ISSN: 0017-0372
Year of publication: 2019
Issue Title: Meta-metafisica?
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 180-194
Type: Article
More publications in: Giornale di Metafisica: revista bimestrale di filosofia
Abstract
An ontological debate is a debate on what there is. A metaontological debate is a debate on how ontological debates should be carried out. Ontology is the discipline which addresses ontological debates, whereas metaontology addresses metaontological debates. In this work, we discuss the standard Quinean view in metaontology. We point out that alternatives to the Quinean position are available. We consider one of such alternative views, i.e. fictionalism in ontology, and we assess its costs.