https://fp.waik.stronazen.pl:443//3907-0401-02.html Discussions dealing with natural science, philosophy and common sense are bound to draw on long-standing debates dealing with realism, methodology of science, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology, theories of meaning, and other topics. Instead of presenting a broad overview of these main trends, which will necessarily be superficial, I will do a kind of case study. The aim is to present just one particular debate which is of relevance to current research. The presentation is meant to give a taste of how these various long-standing debates are brought to bear on a specific issue. In this way, the very practice of engaging in a particular area of philosophy of science will serve as a platform from where the major areas can be seen in actual operation. The paper has four sections: the nature of ordinary talk; the ontological implications of this; the recently proposed account of the mental; an evaluation. Issues 4 – 1999 Articles fr Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:01:36 +0100 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:01:36 +0100 https://fp.waik.stronazen.pl:443//3907-0401-02.html 0