Reasons Why Not

On the Positive Grounds of Negative Truths

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Julio De Rizzo formulates this idea precisely by means of the notion of grounding, and examines how the resulting thesis fares with respect to three much discussed classes of negative truths, namely that of negative predications, that of negative causal reports, and that of negative existential truths.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-13
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:346 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:253
Förlag:J.B. Hetzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel GmbH
ISBN:9783476051493

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Julio De Rizzo holds a PhD in theoretical philosophy from the University of Hamburg, Germany and currently teaches at the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil. He studied philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and the University of São Paulo, Brazil. His research interests focus on analytic metaphysics and the philosophy of logic.

Innehållsförteckning

The formulation of the positivist thesis in ground-theoretic terms.- A definition of positivity and negativity.- The positive grounds of negative predications.- The positive basis of causally effective omissions.- The positive grounds of negative existential truths.