Date of Award
8-25-2017
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Philosophy
Advisor(s)
Kris McDaniel
Subject Categories
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
Spreading Structures defends and develops structuralism, a currently underappreciated framework in metaphysics. Structuralism treats entities like intersections of spider webs: an entity doesn’t exist in itself, and its existence depends on how it relates to other entities. While integrating insights from the philosophy of science and Buddhist philosophy, this dissertation challenges familiar positions and concepts in analytic metaphysics, including foundationalism, Humeanism, dependence, and grounding.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Kang, Li, "Spreading Structures" (2017). Dissertations - ALL. 780.
https://surface.syr.edu/etd/780
