Absence and nothing: the philosophy of what there is not
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Contents Preface List of Table and Figures vii xi 1. Soft Parmenideanism 1.1 Nothing really matters 1.2 The first argument 1.3 Soft ontological Parmenideanism 1.4 Soft methodological Parmenideanism 1.5 Is the cat out of the bag? 1.6 The way forward 1 1 2 3 13 16 18 2. Negative Properties 2.1 What would be a negative property? 2.2 Arguments against negative properties 2.3 For negative properties 2.4 Summation and firrther work 19 19 20 30 36 3. Nonentities 3.1 Negative particulars 3.2 Non-beings 3.3 Limits, boundaries, edges, and stops 3.4 Privations 3.5 Omissions 3.6 Negatives norms 3.7 Negative epistemic states 3.8 Logical and mathematical negatives 38 38 39 45 48 52 53 54 57 4. Causation by Absence 4.1 Negative causation 4.2 More cases 4.3 Creation ex nihilo 4.4 Why causation by absence spells trouble 4.5 Attempts to stop escalation 4.6 Other ways of explaining causation by absence 4.7 Explanation but not causal explanation 4.8 Summary of conclusions 64 64 65 66 69 72 77 82 84 5. Mere Possibilities 5.1 Possible queues ahead 5.2 Reification 5.3 Fictionalism 85 85 87 91
vi CONTENTS 5.4 Grounding possibility in what there is 5.5 Parmenidean possibility 93 99 7. Perception of Absence 7.1 Seeing what is not there 7.2 Our subject matter 7.3 Perceptual theories 7.4 Cognitive theories 7.5 A Dennettian account 7.6 Where this leaves us 101 101 103 107 113 118 125 8. Empty Reference 8.1 Can we talk about nothing? 8.2 The axiom of existence 8.3 Proxy referents 8.4 Aboutness 8.5 Fictionalism 8.6 Pretence 8.7 Reference failure 8.8 Aboutness again 128 128 131 133 137 138 140 143 145 9. Negative Truth 9.1 The hippo not in the room 9.2 Molnar s problematic 9.3 Solutions proper? 9.4 Attempted solutions that reject at least one of (Mi)-(Miv) 9.5 A more recent solution 9.6 Impasse? 147 147 150 153 159 164 166 10. Negation and Denial 10.1 Partial success? 10.2 The equivalence thesis 10.3 The separate functions of assertion and denial 10.4 What are you denying? 10.5 Can you deny a denial? 10.6 Logic and complex denials 10.7 Internal and external negations 10.8 Conclusion 168 168 169 172 186 189 191 193 194 11. Negative Belief 11.1 The final reckoning 11.2 Inventories ofbeing and non-being 11.3 How to believe that something is not 11.4 Types of negative belief 11.5 Ontological Parmenideanism 11.6 Final words 196 196 196 201 205 206 207 References Index 209 217 |
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Contents Preface List of Table and Figures vii xi 1. Soft Parmenideanism 1.1 Nothing really matters 1.2 The first argument 1.3 Soft ontological Parmenideanism 1.4 Soft methodological Parmenideanism 1.5 Is the cat out of the bag? 1.6 The way forward 1 1 2 3 13 16 18 2. Negative Properties 2.1 What would be a negative property? 2.2 Arguments against negative properties 2.3 For negative properties 2.4 Summation and firrther work 19 19 20 30 36 3. Nonentities 3.1 Negative particulars 3.2 Non-beings 3.3 Limits, boundaries, edges, and stops 3.4 Privations 3.5 Omissions 3.6 Negatives norms 3.7 Negative epistemic states 3.8 Logical and mathematical negatives 38 38 39 45 48 52 53 54 57 4. Causation by Absence 4.1 Negative causation 4.2 More cases 4.3 Creation ex nihilo 4.4 Why causation by absence spells trouble 4.5 Attempts to stop escalation 4.6 Other ways of explaining causation by absence 4.7 Explanation but not causal explanation 4.8 Summary of conclusions 64 64 65 66 69 72 77 82 84 5. Mere Possibilities 5.1 Possible queues ahead 5.2 Reification 5.3 Fictionalism 85 85 87 91
vi CONTENTS 5.4 Grounding possibility in what there is 5.5 Parmenidean possibility 93 99 7. Perception of Absence 7.1 Seeing what is not there 7.2 Our subject matter 7.3 Perceptual theories 7.4 Cognitive theories 7.5 A Dennettian account 7.6 Where this leaves us 101 101 103 107 113 118 125 8. Empty Reference 8.1 Can we talk about nothing? 8.2 The axiom of existence 8.3 Proxy referents 8.4 Aboutness 8.5 Fictionalism 8.6 Pretence 8.7 Reference failure 8.8 Aboutness again 128 128 131 133 137 138 140 143 145 9. Negative Truth 9.1 The hippo not in the room 9.2 Molnar s problematic 9.3 Solutions proper? 9.4 Attempted solutions that reject at least one of (Mi)-(Miv) 9.5 A more recent solution 9.6 Impasse? 147 147 150 153 159 164 166 10. Negation and Denial 10.1 Partial success? 10.2 The equivalence thesis 10.3 The separate functions of assertion and denial 10.4 What are you denying? 10.5 Can you deny a denial? 10.6 Logic and complex denials 10.7 Internal and external negations 10.8 Conclusion 168 168 169 172 186 189 191 193 194 11. Negative Belief 11.1 The final reckoning 11.2 Inventories ofbeing and non-being 11.3 How to believe that something is not 11.4 Types of negative belief 11.5 Ontological Parmenideanism 11.6 Final words 196 196 196 201 205 206 207 References Index 209 217 |
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