Krämer, Stephan

On What There Is for Things to Be: Ontological Commitment and Second-Order Quantification (Studies in Theoretical Philosophy)

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ISBN 13:: 9783465038689
author:: Krämer, Stephan
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Verlag Vittorio Klostermann
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 260
Dimensions:: 2.5 x 15.1 x 15.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Epistemology,
Condition:: New
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Stephan Krämer's revised doctoral dissertation presents a detailed examination of the major arguments for Ontological Collapse in second-order quantification. He argues that these arguments are ultimately flawed, and instead proposes that quantifications can be categorized into two irreducible kinds: those on what things there are, and those on what there is for things to be.

By exploring the nature of quantification, Krämer sheds new light on the fundamental commitments of philosophical inquiry. This work offers a nuanced understanding of the relationship between first-order and second-order quantification, and its implications for our understanding of reality.

Published in 2014, this book is a significant contribution to ongoing debates in philosophy, particularly in the areas of epistemology and metaphysics.

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