Fundamentality and grounding /

A suite of questions concerning fundamentality lies at the heart of contemporary metaphysics. The relation of grounding, thought to connect the more to the less fundamental, sits at the heart of those debates in turn. Since most contemporary metaphysicians embrace the doctrine of physicalism and thu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKenzie, Kerry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2022].
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of science.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Getting on the dartboard with 'levels', 'priority', and 'grounding'
  • 3. Levels of nature, levels of metaphysics, and the plurality of priority
  • 4. Viciousness and fundamentality
  • 5. Concluding remarks
  • References.