Bolzano's Philosophy of Grounding: Translations and Studies by Stefan Roski Hard

Description: Bolzano's Philosophy of Grounding by Stefan Roski, Benjamin Schnieder This volume presents translations of key writings by the great 19th-century philosopher Bernard Bolzano, on what is now called grounding, a notion of prime importance in metaphysics and philosophy of explanation. These writings, some of them translated for the first time, are accompanied by new essays on this area of Bolzanos work. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One of the liveliest debates in contemporary philosophy concerns the notions of grounding and metaphysical explanation. Many consider these notions to be of prime importance for metaphysics and the philosophy of explanation, or even for philosophy in general, and lament that they had been neglected for far too long.Although the current debate about grounding is of recent origin, its central ideas have a long and rich history in Westernphilosophy, going back at least to the works of Plato and Aristotle. Bernard Bolzanos theory of grounding, developed in the first half of the nineteenth century, is a peak in the history of these ideas. OnBolzanos account, grounding lies at the heart of a broad conception of explanation encompassing both causal and non-causal cases. Not only does his theory exceed most earlier theories in scope, depth, and rigour, it also anticipates a range of ideas that take a prominent place in the contemporary debate. But despite the richness and modernity of his theory, it is known only by a comparatively small circle of philosophers predominantly consisting of Bolzanoscholars.Bolzanos Philosophy of Grounding is meant to make Bolzanos ideas on grounding accessible to a broader audience. The book gathers translations of Bolzanos most important writings on these issues, includingmaterial that has hitherto not been available in English. Additionally, it contains a survey article on Bolzanos conception and nine research papers critically assessing elements of the theory and/or exploring its broad range of applications in Bolzanos philosophy and beyond. Author Biography Stefan Roski studied Philosophy at Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany. He received a PhD in Philosophy from VU University Amsterdam in 2014. Since 2015 he has been working as Research Associate at Hamburg University.Benjamin Schnieder specializes in Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Language and Logic. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Geneva in 2002, under the supervision of Kevin Mulligan and Wolfgang KÜnne. Subsequently he taught as an Assistant Professor at the University of Hamburg (2003-2007) and then became the Director of the junior research group Phlox at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2008-2011, funded by the German Research Foundation). In 2011 he accepted aProfessorship for Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Hamburg. In 2021 he started as a Professor for Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Vienna. Table of Contents Part I: Introduction1: Preamble2: A survey of Bolzanos theory of grounding3: On the contents of this volumePart II: Bolzanos writings on grounding (in English translations)4: Early period: scientific method and the foundations of mathematics5: Middle period: theology and metaphysics6: Mature period: A theory of groundingPart III: Research papers on Bolzanos theory7: Marko Malink: Aristotle and Bolzano on grounding8: Kevin Mulligan: Logic, logical norms, and normative grounding9: Kit Fine: Some remarks on Bolzano on ground10: Mark Textor: Grounding, simplicity, and repetition11: Francesca Poggiolesi: Bolzano, the (appropriate) relevant logic and grounding rules for implication12: Edgar Morscher: The grounds of moral "truths13: Paul Rusnock: Grounding in practice: Bolzanos Purely Analytic Proof in the light of the Contributions14: Marc Lange: Bolzano, the parallelogram of forces, and scientific explanation15: Benjamin Schnieder: A fundamental being-Bolzanos cosmological argument and its Leibnizian roots Review This substantial volume is intended to increase the visibility of Bernard Bolzano (1781-1848), an underappreciated 19th-century Bohemian philosopher, theologian, and mathematician...The collection focuses on Bolzanos account of grounding, a metaphysical notion that links ontology, truth, causation, explanation, and inference. * Choice * Long Description One of the liveliest debates in contemporary philosophy concerns the notions of grounding and metaphysical explanation. Many consider these notions to be of prime importance for metaphysics and the philosophy of explanation, or even for philosophy in general, and lament that they had been neglected for far too long.Although the current debate about grounding is of recent origin, its central ideas have a long and rich history in Western philosophy, going back at least to the works of Plato and Aristotle. Bernard Bolzanos theory of grounding, developed in the first half of the nineteenth century, is a peak in the history of these ideas. On Bolzanos account, grounding lies at the heart of a broad conception of explanation encompassing both causal and non-causal cases. Not only does his theory exceed mostearlier theories in scope, depth, and rigour, it also anticipates a range of ideas that take a prominent place in the contemporary debate. But despite the richness and modernity of his theory, it is known only by a comparatively small circle of philosophers predominantly consisting of Bolzanoscholars.Bolzanos Philosophy of Grounding is meant to make Bolzanos ideas on grounding accessible to a broader audience. The book gathers translations of Bolzanos most important writings on these issues, including material that has hitherto not been available in English. Additionally, it contains a survey article on Bolzanos conception and nine research papers critically assessing elements of the theory and/or exploring its broad range of applications in Bolzanos philosophy andbeyond. Feature Provides translations of Bolzanos most important work on grounding, including previously untranslated materialContains nine new research papers on Bolzanos theory of grounding critically assessing elements of the theory and/or exploring its broad range of applications in Bolzanos philosophyOffers a detailed survey paper on Bolzanos theory of grounding Details ISBN019284797X Publisher Oxford University Press ISBN-10 019284797X ISBN-13 9780192847973 Format Hardcover Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Benjamin Schnieder Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-02-24 UK Release Date 2022-02-24 Pages 480 NZ Release Date 2022-02-24 Subtitle Translations and Studies Edited by Benjamin Schnieder DEWEY 199.437 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2022-02-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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