Studies in the Ontology of Reinhardt Grossmann

Reinhardt Grossmann is one of the most sophisticated, knowledgeable and original contemporary metaphysicians. Although he was a student of Bergmann, he influenced the development of Bergmann's metaphysics considerably. No philosopher other than Grossmann defends perception to that degree against the persistent skeptical arguments. He characterizes his epistemological positions as radical empiricism and radical realism. By realism Grossmann mainly means the view that the material things we perceive exist. It is thus also an ontological position and closely related to his empiricism. Grossmann's empiricism is radical insofar as he claims that entities of all categories are perceptible, even numbers and universals. Grossmann's universal realism advocates a theory of abstract categories against the current naturalism. He distinguishes between the world and the physical universe. The latter is the domain of science; the former is the subject of ontology.

About the author

Javier Cumpa teaches philosophy at Complutense University of Madrid. His areas of research include the ontology of categories, the theory of universals, mereology and philosophy of science.

Product details

• Assisted by: Javie Cumpa (Editor), Javier Cumpa (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2010
• EAN: 9783110322170
• ISBN: 978-3-11-032217-0
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 22 mm x 215 mm
• Weight: 486 g
• Series: EIDE. Foundations of Ontology; Eide; Eide; EIDE. Foundations of Ontology; ISSN
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > 20th and 21st centuries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Europäische Geschichte, 1500 bis heute, Soziale und politische Philosophie, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Europa / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Philosophie / Philosophiegeschichte, Philosophie / Gesellschaft, Politik, Staat, Metaphysik; Ontologie; Philosophie