TY - JOUR AU - Mauro Dorato PY - 2018/01/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Physics and Metaphysics: Interaction or Autonomy? JF - HUMANA.MENTE Journal of Philosophical Studies JA - HM VL - 4 IS - 13 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/226 AB - In this paper I will argue in favor of the view that if physics is to become a coherent metaphysics of nature, it needs an interpretation, namely (i) a clear formulation of its ontological/metaphysical claims and (ii) and a precise understanding of how such claims are related to the world of our experience, which is the most important reservoir of traditional, merely aprioristic metaphysical speculations. Such speculations − especially if conducted in full autonomy from physics, or imposed upon it “from the outside” − risk to turn analytic metaphysics into a “rigorous” but fully sterile intellectual game. ER -