Yet Another Puzzle of Ground

Kriterion - Journal of Philosophy 29 (2):1-10 (2015)
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We show that any predicational theory of partial ground that extends a standard theory of syntax and that proves some commonly accepted principles for partial ground is inconsistent. We suggest a way to obtain a consistent predicational theory of ground.

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Johannes Korbmacher
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