This article sketches a pragmatist method for metaphysics. Bottom-up or descriptive metaphysics describes the domains of quantification, essences and the categories of a linguistic activity by describing the linguistic activities of encountering reality and seeking and finding objects and relationships. Constructive or top-down metaphysics constructs alternative conceptual schemes, which can be used as world-view backgrounds to construct scientific paradigms and theories. Metaphysical theories are then assessed by comparing the research traditions that arise when the theories are used as conceptual schemes. The pragmatic circle can be generalized into a world-view circle of forming a conceptual scheme, articulating the scheme and drawing interpretations, and assessing and modifying the world-view. Different metaphysical conceptual schemes can be contrasted through a dialogue between languages, which allows a comparison of how different metaphysical frameworks can recognize reality and offer good models for being qua being.

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