Metaphysical grounding : understanding the structure of reality /

Some of the most eminent and enduring philosophical questions concern matters of priority. What is prior to what? What 'grounds' what? Is, for instance, matter prior to mind? Recently, a vivid debate has arisen about how such questions have to be understood. Can the relevant notion or noti...

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Other Authors: Correia, Fabrice, Schnieder, Benjamin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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  • Grounding: an opinionated introduction / Fabrice Correia and Benjamin Schnieder; 1. Guide to ground / Kit Fine; 2. Scepticism about grounding / Chris Daly; 3. A clarification and defense of the notion of grounding / Paul Audi; 4. Grounding, transitivity, and contrastivity / Jonathan Schaffer; 5. Violations of the principle of sufficient reason (in Leibniz and Spinoza) / Michael Della Rocca; 6. Requirements on reality / Robbie Williams; 7. Varieties of ontological dependence / Kathrin Koslicki; 8. Asymmetrical dependence in individuation / E.J. Lowe; 9. Simple metaphysics and 'ontological dependence' / Jody Azzouni; 10. Truthmakers and dependence / David Liggins; 11. Expressivism about truth-making / Stephen Barker.