[MD] Ironistic Metaphysics

[Steve Peterson]

On Aug 9, 2009, at 8:17 PM, John Carl wrote:

> Yes.  Everyone who has a concept of their own existence has a 
> metaphysic.
>

Hi All,

I'm wondering amount the image of the person selecting among paintings 
in a gallery. If a person recognizes the contingency of all 
metaphysical systems and sees herself in the position of selecting 
among various philosophical systems with no meta-method for choosing 
among them while maintaining the idea that none of these systems 
represent reality but rather offer different descriptions that are 
useful for different purposes, hasn't this person avoided being a 
metaphysician?

Best,
Steve