Well, when a philosopher considers physics, s/he is less a physicist than a meta-physicist -- literally considering that which is goes beyond physics and its pr

Well, when a philosopher considers physics, s/he is less a physicist than a meta-physicist -- literally considering that which is goes beyond physics and its premises. Take Lawrence Sklar[1] for example. (Obviously, this sort of thing can go off the rails rather readily, and frequently does, but it can in other cases, I think, be somewhat useful.) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Sklar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Sklar