An apology for conflicts between metaphysics and science in naturalized metaphysics

Abstract According to naturalized metaphysics, metaphysics should be informed by our current best science and not rely on a priori reasoning. Consequently, tends dismiss metaphysicians’ attempts quarrel with science. This paper argues that instead welcome such conflicts between Naturalized is (and be) eliminative of metaphysics. So, if are driven the immediate absence in an answer metaphysical question, then conflict dismissed, but received as occasion do (more) That might beneficial for exemplified case non-spatial theories quantum gravity. These criticized metaphysicians who, often following David Lewis, argue spatial distance indispensable fundamental element any coherent due its role world-making relation. The resulting conflict, however, found well-motivated since gravity offer no alternative relation distance. Rather than dismissing this therefore receive Lewisians’ resistance call search one. How plays out negotiation scientific theory question last part where entanglement proposed loop