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[Question] Metaphilosophy: naturalism or non-naturalism? [Answer] Other [Comments] 
Here I worry about the presuppositions of these labels. Who does not want their philosophy to characterize nature? The alternative would seem to be the imaginary, or castles in the air. But the forces of scientism have managed to co-opt this label. I am opposed to scientism, so in this sense I am not a 'naturalist'. At the same time, I think scientistic philosophies mistake the (partial, parochial, and special-interest driven) map for the territory, and are in this sense not naturalistic; rather, my philosophy provides a superior characterization of nature. Because of the politically fraught characterizations of the label, I think it should be retired. So I decline to answer this question.
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