I contend that philosophy is a discipline distinct from the sciences pursuing questions not addressed by the sciences. Put classically, these questions concern being, truth, goodness, beauty and the one. But, as a substantive and methodological naturalist, I also maintain that philosophical questions are best pursued using the best current scientific theories and evidence available. There is no successful first philosophy. My working hypothesis, then, is that reality is a natural phenomenon where the characterization of what it means to be natural in all its variety derives from our best current scientific theories and evidence.

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