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Bolzano?s Conception of Grounding.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roski, Stefan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vittorio Klostermann, 2017.
Colección:Studies in theoretical philosophy ; Volume 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3465139712
9783465139713
ISSN:2199-5214 ;
2199-5214