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  • Philosophy of Science
  • Cognitive Science
  • Metaphysics

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  • Eliminative structural realism (ESR) aligns with mereological nihilism.
  • Reconciliatory structural realism (e.g., rainforest realism) supports quotidian ontology.
  • Recent defenses of ordinary object ontology draw on cognitive sciences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine philosophical arguments and scientific evidence regarding ordinary object ontology.
  • To evaluate the support for rainforest realism based on cognitive science.
  • To propose an alternative ontological framework based on scientific findings.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of philosophical arguments for ordinary objects.
  • Examination of scientific evidence, focusing on predictive processing models.
  • Comparative evaluation of eliminativist and non-eliminativist structural realism.

Main Results:

  • Cognitive science evidence, especially predictive processing, does not support ordinary object ontology.
  • Arguments defending quotidian ontology are found to be insufficient.
  • Scientific findings favor an organism-oriented form of eliminativist structural realism.

Conclusions:

  • The ontology of ordinary objects is not supported by current philosophical and scientific discourse.
  • Predictive processing models suggest an organism-centered ontology.
  • An organism-oriented eliminativist structural realism offers a more scientifically consistent framework.