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1 online resource. |
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Studies in Theoretical Philosophy,
2199-5214 ;
Volume 5
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Studies in theoretical philosophy ; Volume 5.
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Front Cover; Impressum; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Priority among truths; 1.2 Grounding, following from, and axiomatic science; 1.3 Grounding -- the general idea; 1.4 Principles of interpretation; 1.5 What I will not do in this book; 1.6 Overview of the book; 2. Objective truth, variation & truth-preservation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The basic framework of the WL; 2.3 The logic of variation; 2.4 Conclusion; 3. Explanatory priority: Bolzanoś pure logic of grounding; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Preliminaries; 3.3 Some basic distinctions; 3.4 Immediate grounding. |
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3.5 A more concise reconstruction3.6 Mediate grounding; 4. Simplicity and economy: Bolzanoś impure logic of grounding; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conceptuality, complexity and the existence of fundamental truths; 4.3 Economy Principles; 4.4 The Generality Constraint: WL, 221.6; 4.5 Jointly sufficient conditions for grounding: WL, 221.7; 4.6 Bolzanoś tentative definition of grounding: WL, 221.note; 4.7 Fundamental truths revisited; 4.8 Conclusion; 5. Bolzanoś logic of grounding and the logic of metaphysical grounding; 5.1 General ideas and a crucial difference. |
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5.2 The pure logic of metaphysical grounding5.3 The impure logic; 5.4 Conclusion; 6. Conclusion; A. Immediate predecessor; B. Bolzanoś impure logic of grounding and Fineś truth-maker semantics; List of abbreviations; List of symbols, definitions, and principles; Bibliography; Index. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Not all truths are on a par. The realm of truths is structured: some propositions are only true because others are. The relation that endows the realm of truths with this structure is often called grounding. Grounding has achieved much attention in 21st century metaphysics, but the topic is arguably as old as philosophy itself. This becomes apparent when investigating the works of the 19th-century philosopher Bernard Bolzano, who developed what is perhaps the first comprehensive theory of grounding, drawing on a rich tradition that goes back to Aristotle?s Posterior Analytics. Roski?s book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive study of Bolzano?s theory of grounding in its entirety, paying more attention than previous studies to the interaction between grounding and the consequence-relation of deducibility. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Bolzano, Bernard, 1781-1848.
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Bolzano, Bernard, 1781-1848. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Roski, Stefan. Bolzano's conception of grounding. Frankfurt am Main, [Germany] : Vittorio Klostermann, ©2017 vii, 269 pages Studies in theoretical philosophy ; Volume 5 2199-5214 9783465039716 |
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3465139712 (e-book) |
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9783465139713 |
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9783465039716 |
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3465039718 |
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