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Abstract:
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It is widely agreed that ontological reduction is possible , that the ontology of one theory can be shown to be nothing over and above the ontology of a distinct theory . However , it is also widely agreed that one assesses a theory’s ontology by determining what it says there is . I show that there is a tension between these orthodox positions . To resolve this tension , I propose and defend the view that the ontological commitments of a statement are sensitive to the theory in which it is embedded . |