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Thomistic Metaphysical Realism Its Importance And Viability Today | Mats Wahlberg

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CHAPTER

The Different Types of Metaphysical Realism

Metaphysical realism should not be confused with scientific realism which is the thesis that what exists mind independently are only the entities that the natural sciences postulate. Both parts of metaphysical realism admit of strong and weak interpretations. Antirealism then, as I've said it's the denial of ontological and hence also of epistemological realism. But there are different versions of antirealism. An important distinction can be made between idealism on the one hand and post-cantian conceptual relativity on the other.

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