‘Abstraction and grounding’

Thursday, April 28 at 18:00 (CET)

 

The MAP (Master in Philosophy) at USI (Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano) is pleased to announce the third talk of the Lugano Philosophy Colloquia of Spring 2022, ‘Abstraction and grounding’.

 

 

The guest speaker is:

Øystein Linnebo (University of Oslo)

 

The talk is chaired by:

Alessandro Giordani (Catholic University, Milan)

 

Date:

Thursday, April 28 at 18:00 (CET)

 

Location:

The talk will be held on Zoom, and it will also be streamed on USI Master in Philosophy Facebook page.

 

To participate:

Please write an email to amm.map@usi.ch or send a message to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/usimap).

 

The Abstract of the Talk:

Are there “thin objects” whose existence does not make any substantial demand on the world? In my Thin Objects (OUP 2018) I defend an affirmative answer based on a Fregean form of abstraction. This talk attempts to connect two central aspects of the resulting view with the notion of metaphysical grounding. First, every truth about some thin objects is grounded in a truth that does not involve these objects. Second, the notorious “bad company problem” for abstractionism can be solved by insisting that every truth about the desired abstracta be grounded in a truth that is solely about a prior and independently available ontology.

 

The talk is part of the Lugano Philosophy Colloquia - a series of events organized by:

- Master in Philosophy at USI

- Ratio – Philosophical Association

- Istituto di Studi Filosofici, Lugano

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We look forward to your presence!