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6Kapitel 3: SubstanzenIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. pp. 243-256. 2004.
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42On ground and consequenceSynthese 198 (Suppl 6): 1335-1363. 2018.What does it mean that some proposition follows from others? The standard way of spelling out the notion proceeds in modal terms: x follows from y iff necessarily, if y is true, so is x. But although this yields a useful and manageable account of consequence, it fails to capture certain aspects of our pre-theoretical understanding of consequence. In this paper, an alternative notion of logical consequence, based on the idea of grounding, is developed.
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4Kapitel 6: Explanatorische AbhängigkeitIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. pp. 315-362. 2004.
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39Mein Leben und ich. Eine ontologische Ménage à deuxZeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 59 (4). 2005.Ein Lebewesen und sein Leben verbindet offenbar eine innige Beziehung. Aber welche genau? Das ist die Leitfrage dieses Artikels. Im Anschluss an die Klarstellung, dass es sich nicht um die Beziehung der Identität handelt, wird gezeigt, dass sich die Frage mittels einer Konstruktion des internen Akkusativs beantworten lässt. Die dabei ausgedrückte Beziehung ist, so das Plädoyer des Artikels, eine der ontologischen Abhängigkeit. Es werden zwei Erklärungen eines Abhängigkeitsbegriffs vorgestellt, d…Read more
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97In defence of a logic for ‘because’Journal of Applied Non-Classical Logics 26 (2): 160-171. 2016.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.
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Kapitel 2: AdhärenzenIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. pp. 153-223. 2004.
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278Grounding and dependenceSynthese 197 (1): 95-124. 2020.The paper deals with the notions of grounding and of existential dependence. It is shown that cases of existential dependence seem to be systematically correlated to cases of grounding and hence the question is raised what sort of tie might hold the two notions together so as to account for the observed correlation. The paper focusses on three possible ties between grounding and existential dependence: identity, definition, and grounding. A case for the definitional tie is made.
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386In defence of fictional realismPhilosophical Quarterly 59 (234): 138-149. 2009.Fictional realism, i.e., the view that because fictions exist, fictional characters exist as well, has recently been accused of leading to inconsistency generated by phenomena of indeterminacy and inconsistency in fiction. We examine in detail four arguments against fictional realism, and present a version of fictional realism which can withstand those arguments.
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1Kapitel 5: Essentielle AbhängigkeitIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. pp. 295-314. 2004.
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299How not to define substance a comment upon Hoffman and RosenkrantzRatio 18 (1). 2005.The article is a critical examination of Joshua Hoffman’s and Gary Rosenkrantz’ approach to the traditional category of individual substance. On several places they offered an analysis of the concept of a substance in terms of some highly sophisticated notion of generic independence. Though ingenious, and even though it might be extensionally adequate, their account cannot provide an informative analysis of the concept in question, because it exhibits a peculiar kind of circularity. It is shown …Read more
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2Kapitel 1: AttributeIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. pp. 3-152. 2004.
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26Erratum to: Inexpressible properties and Grelling’s antinomyPhilosophical Studies 151 (2): 329-330. 2010.
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100Inexpressible properties and Grelling’s antinomyPhilosophical Studies 148 (3). 2010.The paper discusses whether there are strictly inexpressible properties. Three main points are argued for: (i) Two different senses of ‘predicate t expresses property p ’ should be distinguished. (ii) The property of being a predicate that does not apply to itself is inexpressible in one of the senses of ‘express’, but not in the other. (iii) Since the said property is related to Grelling’s Antinomy, it is further argued that the antinomy does not imply the non-existence of that property.
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42Further remarks on property designators and rigidity (reply to lópez de sa's criticisms)Grazer Philosophische Studien 76 (1): 199-208. 2008.Are all canonical property designators (i.e. nominalizations of predicative phrases) rigid? Dan López de Sa recently criticized the arguments I gave for an affirmative answer to that question. The current article rebuts López de Sa's objections.
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48Das Meisterargument in Platons EuthyphronHistory of Philosophy & Logical Analysis 18 (1): 227-254. 2015.In Plato’s Euthyphro, Euthyphro proposes to analyse the pious as that which is beloved of the gods. In the most widely discussed argument of the dialogue, Socrates tries to show that Euthyphro’s analysis fails. The argument crucially involves an ingenious use of the explanatory connective ‘because’. This paper presents a detailed reconstruction and defence of the argument. It starts with a rigorous analysis of its logical form, explains and justifies its premises, and closes with a defence of th…Read more
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378'By Leibniz's law': Remarks on a fallacyPhilosophical Quarterly 56 (222). 2006.The article is an investigation of a certain form of argument that refers to Leibniz’s Law as its inference ticket (where Leibniz’s Law is understood as the thesis that if x=y
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86Existential dependence and cognate notions – by Fabrice Correia (review)Dialectica 61 (4). 2007.
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33Bolzanos zwei Substanzbegriffe. Anmerkungen zu Krauses Bolzano-InterpretationZeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 62 (1): 97-107. 2008.Im Diskussionsbeitrag werden zunächst starke Spannungen innerhalb von Bolzanos Ausführungen zum Substanzbegriff aufgezeigt. Sodann wird eine kürzlich vorgeschlagene Bolzano-Interpretation besprochen, die geeignet sein soll, besagte Spannungen auszuräumen. Doch der Vorschlag bleibt unbefriedigend; daher wird im Anschluss eine alternative Interpretation ausgeführt und verteidigt
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8EinleitungIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. 2004.
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150Bolzano on Causation and GroundingJournal of the History of Philosophy 52 (2): 309-337. 2014.This Paper is an Exploration of Bolzano’s views on causation, which have not been thoroughly examined yet. The paper reconstructs Bolzano’s position, with a focus on his analysis of the concept of causation, on its ontological presuppositions, and on how he relates causation to his theory of grounding.1 A comparison with standard positions from the contemporary debate on causation will prove his views to be quite original. Moreover, they are a valuable addition to the more recent debate on metap…Read more
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13Existential Dependence and Cognate Notions – By Fabrice CorreiaDialectica 61 (4): 589-594. 2007.
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12DankIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. 2004.
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9EpilogIn Substanzen Und (Ihre) Eigenschaften: Eine Studie Zur Analytischen Ontologie, De Gruyter. pp. 363-364. 2004.
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32Bolzano sur la structure des propositions et le rôle sémantique des propriétésPhilosophiques 30 (1): 83-103. 2003.Bernard Bolzano développe une théorie exhaustive et très élaborée des propositions comme entités structurées et composées de concepts. L’une de ses thèses principales consiste à dire que toutes les propositions ont en commun la même structure : « A – a – b ». Cet article examine le rôle que jouent les propriétés eu égard à cette thèse. Lorsque les propriétés figurent dans les théories sémantiques standards, elles sont généralement conçues comme des entités partageables, en d’autres mots, comme d…Read more
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164Canonical property designatorsAmerican Philosophical Quarterly 43 (2). 2006.The article scrutinises the semantics of canonical property designators of the forms ‘the property of being F’ and ‘F-ness’. First it is argued that, as their form suggests, the former are definite definitions, albeit of a special sort. Secondly, the prima facie plausible classification of the latter as proper names (which is often met in philosophical writings) is rejected. The semantics of such terms is developed and it is shown how its proper understanding yields important consequences about …Read more
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40Bad Examples?American Philosophical Quarterly 47 (3): 279-286. 2010.By fictional realism let us understand the doctrine that there are fictional entities, in the same sense of "there are" in which -- philosophical worries set aside -- there are people, planets, and prime numbers. The standard argument for fictional realism runs as follows. Consider the following two sentences: Some characters in nineteenth-century novels are presented with a greater wealth of physical detail than are some characters in twentieth-century novels. Some fictional detectives are more…Read more
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252Expressivism concerning epistemic modalsPhilosophical Quarterly 60 (240): 601-615. 2010.I develop a new argument for an expressivist account of epistemic modals, which starts from a puzzle about epistemic modals which Seth Yalcin recently presented. I reject Yalcin's own solution to the puzzle, and give a better explanation based on expressivism concerning epistemic modals. I also address two alleged problems for expressivism: do embeddings of epistemic modals pose a serious threat to expressivism, and how can expressivism account for disagreements about statements containing epist…Read more
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241Im folgenden Diskussionsbeitrag werden zunächst starke Spannungen innerhalb von Bolzanos Ausführungen zum Substanzbegriff aufgezeigt. Sodann wird eine kürzlich vorgeschlagene Bolzano-Interpretation besprochen, die geeignet sein soll, besagte Spannungen auszuräumen. Doch der Vorschlag bleibt unbefriedigend; daher wird im Anschluss eine alternative Interpretation ausgeführt und verteidigt.
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243Attributing PropertiesAmerican Philosophical Quarterly 43 (4). 2006.The paper deals with the semantics and ontology of ordinary discourse about properties. The main focus lies on the following thesis: A simple predication of the form ‘a is F’ is synonymous with the corresponding explicit property-attribution ‘a has F-ness’. An argument against this Synonymy Thesis is put forth which is based on the thesis that simple predications and property-attributions differ in their conditions of understanding. In defending the argument, the paper accounts for the way in wh…Read more
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