The distinctive contribution that metaphysics makes to our understanding of reality is first that it considers questions about features of reality that the sciences don't, such as the intrinsic nature of causation or the dynamic character of temporal experience. — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
Living rationally and authentically means understanding that life centrally involves making leaps of faith, both small and large, and that the value of living is to a large extent the value of experiencing your life, whatever that experience is. — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
Living rationally and authentically does not mean that you map out your future by thinking carefully about what it would be like if you… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
While I do not agree with all of the claims made by experimental philosophers, especially those who seem to think xphi will somehow replace… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
We should listen to both philosophers and scientists, because the philosophical contribution is different from the scientific contribution, and both of them are worthwhile. — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
I argue, based on metaphysical and physical considerations, that we should think of the fundamental parts of the world as a mix of intrinsic… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
If you are female, and conditions are otherwise apt, you are supposed to decide whether you want to become a mother by thinking carefully… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
Often the features metaphysicians are interested in, like causation, time, and essence, involve features that seem so basic or are so generally embedded in… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
There are laws of nature - of course there are - even if they don't exist in some sort of bizarre Platonic Heaven. — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists. — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
I have quite a bit of sympathy for the idea that psychology and cognitive science have much to offer philosophy, and that the reverse… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
I just realized, sometime early on in college, that I wanted to be a philosopher. I basically decided that I wanted to spend my… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
I do think that metaphysical exploration is like scientific exploration, in the sense that philosophers and scientists are both developing models of reality, and… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
