Metaphysics, bullshit, and the analysis of philosophical problems

Synthese 199 (3-4):11541-11554 (2021)
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Abstract

Although metaphysics has made an impressive comeback over the past half century, there are still a great many philosophers today who think it is bullshit, under numerous precisifications of ‘That’s just bullshit’ so that it’s a negative assessment and doesn’t apply to most philosophy. One encounters this attitude countless times in casual conversations, social media, and occasionally in print. Is it true?

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