Tuomas Tahko's work delves into analytic metaphysics, primarily exploring the metaphysics and epistemology of modality, the methodology of metaphysics, essence, natural kinds, and laws of nature. His research also touches upon epistemology, philosophical logic, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science. Tahko investigates profound questions about the nature of reality, the ways we know it, and the tools we use for understanding. His writing contributes to our comprehension of the fundamental principles of existence and knowledge.
What kind of reductionism does multiple realisability challenge? What does it take to reduce one phenomenon to another? How do we determine which kinds are natural? What is the ontological basis of unity? In this Element, Tuomas Tahko examines these questions from a contemporary perspective, after a historical overview.
This is the first systematic student introduction to metametaphysics, examining the nature, foundations and methodology of metaphysical inquiry.