The logic of ground

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Lovett, Adam. (2020). The logic of ground. Journal of Philosophical Logic. 49(1), pp. 13-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-019-09511-1
AuthorsLovett, Adam
Abstract

I explore the logic of ground. I first develop a logic of weak ground. This logic strengthens the logic of weak ground presented by Fine in his ‘Guide to Ground.’ This logic, I argue, generates many plausible principles which Fine’s system leaves out. I then derive from this a logic of strict ground. I argue that there is a strong abductive case for adopting this logic. It’s elegant, parsimonious and explanatorily powerful. Yet, so I suggest, adopting it has important consequences. First, it means we should think of ground as a type of identity. Second, it means we should reject much of Fine’s logic of strict ground. I also show how the logic I develop connects to other systems in the literature. It is definitionally equivalent both to Angell’s logic of analytic containment and to Correia’s system G.

KeywordsLogic of ground; Grounding; Identification; Analytic containment
Year01 Jan 2020
JournalJournal of Philosophical Logic
Journal citation49 (1), pp. 13-49
PublisherSpringer
ISSN0022-3611
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-019-09511-1
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10992-019-09511-1
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