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In defence of a logic for ‘because’
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This note criticises arguments against the central inference rules for the logic of ‘because’, and presents an independent argument in favour of the rules used in the logic.Abstract:
The present author developed a calculus for the logic of ‘because’. In a recent paper in this journal, it has been claimed that the central inference rules for the logic are invalid and that the intuition upon which the rules are based is not accounted for. This note criticises these arguments and presents an independent argument in favour of the rules used in the logic.read more
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The Scientific Image
TL;DR: The the scientific image is universally compatible with any devices to read and is available in the book collection an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly.
Dissertation
Reasons and Normativity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an extended introduction to a series of free-standing papers on reasons and normativity in a wider philosophical context, and provide an overview of some of the central research questions concerning reasons and the normative realm.
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Debunking Logical Ground: Distinguishing Metaphysics from Semantics
TL;DR: The authors argue that neither semantic relation can be a species of ground even on a quite broad conception of what ground is, and without a positive argument for taking so-called "logical ground" to be something distinct from a semantic determination relation, we should cease treating logical cases as cases of ground.
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Disjunction and the Logic of Grounding
TL;DR: The authors argue that an unrestricted version of this principle has several problematic consequences and that it's not obvious how the principle might be restricted in order to avoid them. But they also suggest that, instead of trying to restrict the principle, we should distinguish between metaphysical and conceptual grounds and take the principle to apply exclusively to the latter.
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Bolzano and Kim on grounding and unification
TL;DR: A thesis of Bolzano’s by which he tries to establish a connection between grounding and (deductive) unification is spelled out in detail and the assumptions on which it rests are discussed.
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The scientific image
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Explanatory unification and the causal structure of the world
TL;DR: The authors compare what they see as the chief contemporary rivals in the theory of explanation, to understand their affiliations to the covering-law models and their efforts to address the troubles of those models, and evaluate their success in doing so.
The Scientific Image
TL;DR: The the scientific image is universally compatible with any devices to read and is available in the book collection an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly.