Externalism, naturalism, and method

Philosophical Issues 4:250-264 (1993)
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Philosophers constantly see the method of science before their eyes, and are irresistibly tempted to ask and answer questions in the way science does. This tendency is the real source of metaphysics and leads the philosopher into complete darkness

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Kirk Ludwig
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