Fundamental Truths and the Principle of Sufficient Reason in Bolzano's Theory of Grounding

Roski, Stefan; Schnieder, Benjamin

Zusammenfassung

Bernard Bolzano developed his theory of grounding in opposition to the rationalists’ Principle of Sufficient Reason (the PSR). He argued that the PSR fails because there are fundamental, that is, ungrounded truths. The current paper examines Bolzano’s views on fundamentality, relating them to ongoing debates about grounding and fundamentality.