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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/the-distinctive-contribution-that-metaphysics-makes-to-our/)

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## More by L.A. Paul

> [Living rationally and authentically does not mean that you map out your future by thinking carefully about what it would be like if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/living-rationally-and-authentically-does-not-mean-that-you-map-out/)

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> [It's always better to be deep rather than shallow. And I'm deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/it-s-always-better-to-be-deep-rather-than-shallow-and-i-m-deep/)

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> [While I do not agree with all of the claims made by experimental philosophers, especially those who seem to think xphi will somehow replace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/while-i-do-not-agree-with-all-of-the-claims-made-by-experimental/)

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> [We should listen to both philosophers and scientists, because the philosophical contribution is different from the scientific contribution, and both of them are worthwhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/we-should-listen-to-both-philosophers-and-scientists-because-the/)

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> [I argue, based on metaphysical and physical considerations, that we should think of the fundamental parts of the world as a mix of intrinsic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-argue-based-on-metaphysical-and-physical-considerations-that-we/)

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> [If you are female, and conditions are otherwise apt, you are supposed to decide whether you want to become a mother by thinking carefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/if-you-are-female-and-conditions-are-otherwise-apt-you-are-supposed/)

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> [Often the features metaphysicians are interested in, like causation, time, and essence, involve features that seem so basic or are so generally embedded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/often-the-features-metaphysicians-are-interested-in-like-causation/)

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> [There are laws of nature - of course there are - even if they don't exist in some sort of bizarre Platonic Heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/there-are-laws-of-nature-of-course-there-are-even-if-they-don-t-exist/)

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> [Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/philosophers-especially-metaphysicians-explore-features-of-reality/)

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> [I have quite a bit of sympathy for the idea that psychology and cognitive science have much to offer philosophy, and that the reverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-have-quite-a-bit-of-sympathy-for-the-idea-that-psychology-and/)

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> [I just realized, sometime early on in college, that I wanted to be a philosopher. I basically decided that I wanted to spend my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-just-realized-sometime-early-on-in-college-that-i-wanted-to-be-a/)

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> [I do think that metaphysical exploration is like scientific exploration, in the sense that philosophers and scientists are both developing models of reality, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-do-think-that-metaphysical-exploration-is-like-scientific/)

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> [I think, in fact, that the connections between philosophy and cognitive science haven't gone far enough, metaphysicians should be working closely with cognitive scientists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-think-in-fact-that-the-connections-between-philosophy-and-cognitive/)

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> [The distinctive contribution that metaphysics makes to our understanding of reality is first that it considers questions about features of reality that the sciences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/the-distinctive-contribution-that-metaphysics-makes-to-our/)

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> [I reject what I see as flat-footed accounts of the fundamental structure of the world, where we somehow assume that, because ordinary experience involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-reject-what-i-see-as-flat-footed-accounts-of-the-fundamental/)

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