Reasons Why Not On the Positive Grounds of Negative Truths

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 discusse

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Reasons Why Not On the Positive Grounds of Negative Truths

Reasons Why Not

Julio De Rizzo

Reasons Why Not On the Positive Grounds of Negative Truths

Julio De Rizzo Philosophisches Seminar Universität Hamburg Hamburg, Germany

ISBN 978-3-476-05149-3 ISBN 978-3-476-05150-9  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05150-9 J.B. Metzler © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This J.B. Metzler imprint is published by the registered company Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany

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Acknowledgements

This book is a slightly modified version of my PhD thesis defended at the University of Hamburg in 2019. As usual with doctoral theses, I have many people to thank. First, I want to thank my supervisor, Benjamin Schnieder, without whom for obvious and non-obvious reasons this thesis, and the stories coming with it, would not have come into being in the first place. I have profited a lot from every insightful comment of his, and appreciate his efforts in making Hamburg such a stimulating place for doing philosophy. During this period, philosophical exchange and interaction with a number of people were of inestimable value to me. For his support and for reading, attentively commenting on previous drafts, and examining the thesis, I want to express my sincere gratitude to Stephan Krämer. I also thank Michael Clark for providing important guidance in the early phase of this study. For conversations in front of whiteboards and some around bottles of beer, I am specially thankful to Stefan Roski, Roberto Loss, Joop Leo, Moritz Schulz, Viktoria Knoll, Robert Schwartzkopff, Nathan Wildman, Lukas Skiba, Alexander Dinges, Julia Zakkou, Thomas Krödel, Roman Heil, and Sergiu Spatan. For sha