Many theories seek to unravel the meaning of reality and to make sense of our world. Fraser Cowley contends that, unlike common knowledge/belief and scientific theories, metaphysical doctrines are matters of faith that often sound sensible, even obvious, because they use ordinary language but give it a special sense. Metaphysical Delusion explains how "linguistic transcendentalism" is employed by philosophers to justify "talking out of both sides of our mouths". Specifically, Cowley demonstrates how empiricism made a metaphysic out of science.
Fraser Cowley is a professor of philosophy at York University, Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of A Critique of British Empiricism and numerous articles in philosophical journals.
145 pages
ISBN 0-87975-669-1 Cloth