Reasons Why Not

On the Positive Grounds of Negative Truths

Julio De Rizzo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

X, 253 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
J.B. Metzler, Part of Springer Nature - Springer-Verlag GmbH
978-3-476-05149-3 (ISBN)

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Many philosophers have shown sympathy to the thought that reality is fundamentally positive . 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. By shedding light on the issues advocates of the thesis have to deal with, this work shows the positivist account to be a tenable position in metaphysics.

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.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.11.2019
Zusatzinfo	X, 253 p. 4 illus.
Verlagsort	Stuttgart
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	349 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
Schlagworte	Fundamentality • Grounding • Metaphysical Explanation • Negation • Negative truths
ISBN-10	3-476-05149-8 / 3476051498
ISBN-13	978-3-476-05149-3 / 9783476051493
Zustand	Neuware