Logical Grounds Reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21379242 |
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| Authors | Michael Bevan (0000-0002-8222-3739, Department of Philosophy University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 66-72 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ratio (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-0006 • E-ISSN: 1467-9329 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rati.70014 |
| OpenAlex | W4416531258 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
I begin by formulating a puzzle about grounds of disjunctions and fundamentality which puts pressure on some standard ways of thinking about logical grounds. An alternative to the standard picture of logical grounds is introduced which resolves the puzzle and has much else to recommend it in terms of its scope and uniformity. Sections 1 and 2 set out the puzzle, Sections 3–6 set out my preferred solution, and Section 7 concludes
Logical conjunction · Logical consequence · Logical form · Scope (computer science) · Section (typography) · Set (abstract data type) · History and Theory of Mathematics · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
| Highly cited | No |
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