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Bolzano on Causation and Grounding
- Journal of the History of Philosophy
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 52, Number 2, April 2014
- pp. 309-337
- 10.1353/hph.2014.0037
- Article
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The paper presents and discusses Bolzano’s account of causation. It (i) relates his proposal to his theory of grounding, (ii) clarifies the ontological assumptions behind his account, (iii) shows the originality of Bolzano’s position by locating it within the recent debate, and finally (iv) discusses two problems for the account.