Truth, Grounding & Dependence
(2015)- Abstract
- The subjects of this thesis are (as indicated by the title) truth, grounding and dependence. The thesis consists of an introduction and five free-standing essays. The purpose of the introduction is not merely to summarize the papers, but to provide a general background to the discussions in the essays. The introduction is divided into four chapters, each of which splits into a number of sections and/or subsections. Chapter 1. concerns the notion of ontological dependence. I start by making a distinction between two different types of ontological dependence and discuss how well these notions deal with a number of philosophical issues. I then go on to consider the role that ontological dependence plays in hierarchies of natural kinds. In... (More)
- The subjects of this thesis are (as indicated by the title) truth, grounding and dependence. The thesis consists of an introduction and five free-standing essays. The purpose of the introduction is not merely to summarize the papers, but to provide a general background to the discussions in the essays. The introduction is divided into four chapters, each of which splits into a number of sections and/or subsections. Chapter 1. concerns the notion of ontological dependence. I start by making a distinction between two different types of ontological dependence and discuss how well these notions deal with a number of philosophical issues. I then go on to consider the role that ontological dependence plays in hierarchies of natural kinds. In Chapter 2., I discuss a related notion, namely that of grounding. I sketch the theoretical framework by specifying the logical form of grounding statements and a set of structural principles that govern grounding. The chapter ends with a brief discussion on some philosophical applications of grounding. Chapter 3. deals with the notion of truthmaking and how it squares with the grounding framework developed in the previous chapter. I present the reader with the so-called Truthmaker Principle, and provide answers to a number of questions that it raises. The fourth and final chapter summarizes the five papers.
The six essays are divided into three categories. Paper I deals with the notion of ontological dependence in hierarchies of natural kinds. Paper II concerns the notion of grounding and resemblance orderings among powers. Papers III, IV and V discuss various aspects of truthmaker theory. (Less)
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- author
- Stenwall, Robin LU
- supervisor
- opponent
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- Professor Beebee, Helen, University of Manchester, England
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015
- type
- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Truthmaking, Grounding, Ontological dependence, Propositions, Necessitarianism, Natural kinds.
- pages
- 182 pages
- publisher
- Lund University
- defense location
- Sal B237, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund
- defense date
- 2015-05-28 10:00:00
- ISBN
- 978-91-87833-31-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 51d99107-9cab-4d43-a5df-9e2eb73edcde (old id 5331161)
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abstract = {{The subjects of this thesis are (as indicated by the title) truth, grounding and dependence. The thesis consists of an introduction and five free-standing essays. The purpose of the introduction is not merely to summarize the papers, but to provide a general background to the discussions in the essays. The introduction is divided into four chapters, each of which splits into a number of sections and/or subsections. Chapter 1. concerns the notion of ontological dependence. I start by making a distinction between two different types of ontological dependence and discuss how well these notions deal with a number of philosophical issues. I then go on to consider the role that ontological dependence plays in hierarchies of natural kinds. In Chapter 2., I discuss a related notion, namely that of grounding. I sketch the theoretical framework by specifying the logical form of grounding statements and a set of structural principles that govern grounding. The chapter ends with a brief discussion on some philosophical applications of grounding. Chapter 3. deals with the notion of truthmaking and how it squares with the grounding framework developed in the previous chapter. I present the reader with the so-called Truthmaker Principle, and provide answers to a number of questions that it raises. The fourth and final chapter summarizes the five papers. <br/><br>
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The six essays are divided into three categories. Paper I deals with the notion of ontological dependence in hierarchies of natural kinds. Paper II concerns the notion of grounding and resemblance orderings among powers. Papers III, IV and V discuss various aspects of truthmaker theory.}},
author = {{Stenwall, Robin}},
isbn = {{978-91-87833-31-1}},
keywords = {{Truthmaking; Grounding; Ontological dependence; Propositions; Necessitarianism; Natural kinds.}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Lund University}},
school = {{Lund University}},
title = {{Truth, Grounding & Dependence}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5988710/5335121.pdf}},
year = {{2015}},
}