Abstract

W. V. Quine stands out as one of the foremost figures of twentieth-century analytic philosophy. This chapter argues that a significant part of his works’ enduring value lies in its contribution to metametaphysics, including how some more contentious aspects of Quine’s thought are indispensable to it; I problematise the widespread belief that one can isolate basic elements of Quine’s metametaphysics without eroding their warrant.